Fire lookout

Few places garner the type of awe and admiration for the abundance of nature like the great Northwest. While its cities continue to produce an impressive crop of creativity, its wilderness remains …

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Fire Lookouts Extravaganza | Tuesday – Thursday, August 30 – September 1, 2022 After hiking to the Shadow Mountain Fire Lookout in the morning, it was time for me to head further north …

Did you know there are dozens of repurposed Fire Lookout Towers adventurers can now rent and stay in! Find out what it's like to stay in complete isolation, how to rent one, and all the details you need for an awesome stay. I will cover our experience staying at Oak Flat Lookout!

Pine-ing for these views 🌲 Over here dreaming about fire lookout season ☀️👀🔭

Hiking to a fire lookout is one of the most amazing experiences! Although they are used much differently today than their original purpose. Long before GPS, helicopters, infrared heat sensors and other similar tech that is used now to find fires in the backcountry, these lookouts were crucial for spotting fires all throughout the cascades. Around the 1950's there were estimated to be roughly 500 lookouts in use just across Washington state. Today unfortunately only around 90 of those still…

For those who really want a taste of solitary living, have you ever dreamed of getting away from it all in a fire lookout tower?

Once upon a time, I had a pretty sweet gig at the Wall Street Journal, editing stories about sports, wine, theater, pop music, photography, painting and opera. Every month or so, I reviewed a novel or profiled a jazz musician. The daily “Leisure & Arts” page was a quiet, civilized little backwater, largely untouched by […]

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