By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: northwestern outskirts of Lake Arrowhead Length: 4.4 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 1,042 feet Challenge: moderate to difficult This is one of our mountains’ most challenging and significant hikes....
This year the EarlyAct clubs at Valley of Enchantment Elementary School have expanded to include the first and second grades. On Feb. 3, the second-graders from Mrs. Turner’s class put on their “service” hats and straightened out the lost and found rack (1). They were...
The Mountains Community Hospital Foundation has been awarded a $300,000 capacity-building grant by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. This grant will help strengthen the MCH Foundation so it can grow its fundraising capabilities and be even more of an asset to...
The students at Lake Arrowhead Elementary School received their dictionaries and thesauruses on Friday, Feb. 7 from members of the Lake Arrowhead and Mountain Sunrise Rotary Clubs. The Rev. Dr. Bill Stanley shared some of the features of the dictionaries with the...
Ask any firefighter and they will tell you there is no longer a fire season. Here on the mountain, we must be fire safe all year long. The recent fires in Los Angeles are harsh reminders that one never knows when a fire will hit. Long before fire threatens, plan your...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Rimforest/Twin Peaks Length: 1.6-mile loop (including spur) Elevation gain: 146 feet (from lowest point) Difficulty: easy to moderate Pardon the cliché, please, but “Better late than never.” Winter made a...
