Alpine

Blog entries concerning San Diego's Alpine community.

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The Japatul Fire Station: For Jerry Schad

The thing that keeps hikers going is an insatiable desire to see what is beyond the crest of the next hill. Even late in the afternoon, when we know that we really should be getting ...

Alpiners Pine No More -- You Can Duet

Several weeks ago, I delivered some bad news for local hop-heads, reporting that Alpine Beer Company would no longer be able to get their hands on enough Simcoe hops to produce one of their best-selling ...

Helicopters in El Monte Park

. If you have been hearing loud noises or popping sounds in the El Monte area no worries. It is various helicopters making supply drops to the adjacent moutains just north west and north east ...

Anti-IPA Day: Alpine Braces Fans for Life Without a Fan Fave

It's won numerous awards and become a big-time favorite among Alpine Beer Co.'s (http://www.alpinebeerco.com) hop-loving fan base. It's Duet, a West Coast-style India pale ale (IPA) made with two types of hops -- Simcoe and ...

Solar Projects to Shine in Alpine

As utility companies scramble to meet the state's mandate of generating 33 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2020, developers of solar and wind energy have their eyes on San Diego County. In ...

Alpine ALERT: Powerlink Digging Begins?

Alert residents in Alpine report that the main drag is being trenched in the middle of town. No SDG&E employees were reported in the sighting. Alpine has been a point of contention as residents were ...

Life on an Alpaca Ranch - First Entry

Welcome to my Life on an Alpaca Ranch blog. My intent is to give updates as to what's happenin' around the ranch. You never know what you're going to see when raising alpacas and everything ...

A Mountain Lion Alert

The other day I saw a mountain lion. Though it was far away, I was able to catch its eye. There was a quick moment of suspended terror, and then it walked out of sight. ...

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