
2025-06-22 05:39:10
Alpine County, perched like an emerald on the crest of the Sierra Nevada, is as rural as rural California gets.
Vast distance separates its sparse settlements, tucked among forests and crystalline streams. The views, unobstructed by city clutter, go on forever.
There is no hospital,
no supermarket, fast-food restaurant or shopping mall anywhere in its 743 square miles.
The only stoplight is temporary,
put in place for a bridge repair.
And yet if all goes …