The Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that it will once again be distributing backpacks and school supplies to local school children at the annual Mountain Top Days event on Saturday, Aug. 5. A big part of the success of this event is the...
By TIM WILCOX - Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Running Springs/Arrowbear Length: 4.6 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 750 feet Challenge: moderate to semi-difficult For the sake of careful identification and context, please note that the full...
By Tim Wilcox - Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Heaps Peak Arboretum Length: 0.8 mile Elevation gain: 122 feet (from mid-trail) Challenge: easy A fitting place to launch this column is one of the most well-known and popular hiking destinations in the western...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Thomas Wolfe may have written that “you can’t go home again” but Bethany Negersmith did not heed that admonition. Negersmith grew up on the mountain, attending Lake Arrowhead Elementary School and Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School before her...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer Recently Lisa Wilson, a homeowner in Crestline, made a remarkable discovery while tending to her garden. The rains and snows created some erosion in the yards on the mountain areas, after last winter’s storms, so many people have...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer Bears live within our forest but our interactions with them do not need to be negative. The bears are a natural part of the forest’s ecosystem and, since humans have decided to live in the forest, humans must learn to peacefully...
