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Pinus jeffreyi
Green and Tall,looks like a huge Christmas Tree.
Idyllwild CA,Zarbaugh Cabin. Wilderness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Pin...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_ponde...
Your spotting is one of these two. Check the pictures of the bark to determine which one. I suspect from the pictures jeffreyi.
And please change your ID's to real ones. It makes Project Noah so much more educational