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...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor So, you are a high school student who plays the trombone (or flute or drums). What can you do with that talent after high school and after college? That was the question answered by Laura Penrose and Melissa Hulett at a special...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor “How do we make decisions about school closures?” That was the first item up for discussion at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Rim of the World Unified School District’s board of trustees. Dr. Paul Sevillano, the district’s superintendent,...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Running Springs Length: 3.2 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 610 feet Challenge: moderate to semi-difficult Way back in the 1960s, there was a sixth-grade teacher at what was then Running Springs Elementary...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Imagine a program that helps young people discover what career is best for them, helps them acquire the vocational training needed to achieve that career and then helps place them in internships or apprenticeships. Equus Workforce...
