Lifestyle
LET’S GO HIKING – Sequoia Trail
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Exploration Trail temporarily closed Because there was no clear signage on site (presumably from the Forest Service) that this high-profile trail – featured in last week’s edition of the Alpine Mountaineer – has been temporarily closed in the wake of...
Learning to set up a shelter
The recent Line Fire serves as a reminder to mountain residents and visitors that we can be subject to evacuation due to a wildfire. Sometimes, as in the case of the Line Fire, the evacuation order applies to just certain mountain communities. In that case, folks may...
‘We are a tight-knit community’
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Megan Dieli, principal of Charles Hoffman Elementary School, gave her annual presentation on her school to the board of trustees of the Rim of the World Unified School District at the Dec. 18 meeting. This year the school has 294...
Free breakfast and lunch for Rim students
The Rim of the World Unified School District has announced that, under the National School Lunch/School Breakfast programs under the Community Eligibility Provisions for the 2024-2025 school year, all Rim students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the...
LET’S GO HIKING – Exploration Trail: Lower
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Running Springs/Arrowbear Length: 4.6 miles (round trip) Elevation gain: 732 feet Challenge: moderate to semi-difficult Here’s another hiking destination with a long name: Children’s Forest Exploration Trail. In...
RIM OF THE WORLD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT – School district accepts a windfall of donations
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor $46,998.27 That is the total amount of donations made to the Rim of the World Unified School District at the Dec. 18 meeting of the board of trustees. The Rim of the World Educational Foundation made presentations to all six campuses,...









