By Dr. Archana Dubey Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare of California As the holiday season approaches, students across the country are wrapping up their papers and exams for a long holiday break. For many, it is a time to rest, recharge and catch up with...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Heaps Peak Arboretum Length: .8-mile loop Elevation gain: 122 feet (from mid-trail) Challenge: easy Signaling a break for winter, this will be the last “Let’s Go Hiking” offering until spring 2024....
By Dr. Archana Dubey Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare of California More than 96 million Americans live with a potentially life-altering condition, yet many of them are unaware they even have it. That condition is prediabetes, which in up to 70 percent...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Several teachers in the Rim school district and a representative from their union spoke at the Nov. 16 meeting of the Rim of the World Unified School District board of trustees, pleading for fair compensation as the trustees consider the...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Ben Price, who is a longtime mountain resident, told the Alpine Mountaineer in a candid Nov. 2 interview that he was taking out the trash one evening when something unusual in the forest caught his eye. “It glowed green, it moved...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 4-mile round trip Elevation gain: 272 feet Challenge: easy to moderate As fall gives way to winter (the solstice is Dec. 21), more and more of our area’s trails become...
