By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Many days this summer the Rim Special Athletes (RSA) have been holding their summer program for their members at Peninsula Park on Lake Arrowhead. Fun is the focus as the “kids of RSA” range in age from 10 to adults. Each...
Outdoor Adventures
Outdoor Adventures
Hume Campground eyes major growth
By MIKE HARRIS Special to the Alpine Mountaineer What has been to date a small Christian camp in Green Valley Lake serving around 300 campers at a time, would grow over the next 10 to 25 years to accommodate up to 3,000 campers and staff, and add several new...
Camp Paivika’s new plans to reach out into the community
By Mike Brewer Special to the Alpine Mountaineer We all know there are many hidden treasures on our mountain. Camp Paivika may hold a top spot for this accolade with their 78 years in the community, providing summer camp for disabled children and adults. Seven...
LET’S GO HIKING — Sequoia Trail: Encore
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Heaps Peak Arboretum Length: 0.8-mile loop Elevation gain: 122 feet (from mid-trail) Challenge: easy Nearly five months ago, when we last visited and wrote about the Sequoia Trail, winter had yet to...
LET’S GO HIKING — Strawberry Peak Fire Lookout
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Twin Peaks/Rimforest Length: 3.1 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 385 feet Challenge: easy to moderate+ An essential and historic structure is situated between Twin Peaks and Rimforest: the...
LET’S GO HIKING — Pilot Rock Road
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Northwest of Lake Arrowhead Length: 7.2 miles (round trip, partial transit) ...









