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 ...

The Washington Forest Fire Lookout Association is looking for volunteers to help spot fires from Mt. Bonaparte this summer.

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 ...

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 smile.

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 Sekiu Mountain Lookout provides fire detection on lands owned by Crown Zellerbach and Rayonier Inc,. and other scattered ownerships. Rayonier and West Coast Plywood logged the lookout site and ...

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 smile.

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 ...

A nearly 100-year-old fire lookout tower was destroyed last week as the Line Fire blazed through Southern California. Los Angeles ABC affiliate KABC reported that the Keller Peak fire lookout ...