“And then there’s a bed, a desk, a stove, a little dorm-sized fridge ... has led to a steady decline in human-operated fire lookouts, the U.S. Forest Service estimates that there are ...

One of these historic fire lookouts available for overnight stays ... does have electricity and heat, as well as a stove, refrigerator, and sleeping platform, so you won't be roughing it too ...

Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts – great towers that would ... single beds and a kitchen complete with a fridge, stove and oven. There’s a nearby outhouse as well.

There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at ...

Fire Lookout William Reimer in the Kootenai set ... I cooked bacon on the provided propane stove, watched the sun set from the upper deck of the lookout, which you have to be something of a ...

The fire lookout sits at about 7,700 feet above sea level and seems to be in good condition despite being abandoned since 1955, when the Forest Service last staffed the outpost. Manning leads the ...

But one of the most analog among them remains relevant: the fire lookout tower. Perched atop hillsides or stilts, fire lookout towers are still effective at alerting officials of a potential blaze.

The writers Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder and Norman McLean all staffed high-elevation fire lookouts in the West — their experiences rich fuel for their work. But Jack Kerouac’s reaction makes me ...

the fall of Keller Peak Fire Lookout has saddened community members and volunteers who were preparing to celebrate the tower’s centennial. The 98-year-old fixture outside Running Springs was the ...

Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts — great towers that would ... single beds and a kitchen complete with a fridge, stove and oven. There’s a nearby outhouse as well.