Fire Lookout Restoration

Stories from fire lookout work parties and restoration trips.

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Returning to First Butte

May 1, 20210 374

A return visit to First Butte to check on the condition of the lookout and see the rapid deterioration of the once photogenic ground house.

Fire Lookout Journal

A Day of Fire Lookout Restoration at the Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center

April 3, 20220 400

A day spent at the Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center working on the Badger Mountain fire lookout and learning valuable skills in the art of lookout restoration, especially window glazing!

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Repainting Lookout Mountain

June 24, 20220 585

A week spent with volunteers painting Lookout Mountain in Twisp, swapping stories, and remembering the beautiful history of fire lookouts.

Fire Lookout Journal

North Twentymile: A Labor of Love

June 17, 20230 512

This year, the beautifully restored D-6 cupola fire lookout at the summit of North Twentymile is celebrating a centennial and a dedicated group of volunteers is committed to maintaining trail access.

Lookout Point: A Hearse and a Shovel

Kayak Camping Ross Lake in a Smokepocalypse

Doe and Ike Mountains

The Wild Olympics

Trail Angels are Real

The Healing Power of the Desert Southwest

An Off-Grid Airstream Winter

Investing in Energy Independence

Off-Grid Lessons: When Winter Says “Nope!”

Fire Lookout Restoration

Returning to First Butte

A Day of Fire Lookout Restoration at the Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center

Repainting Lookout Mountain

North Twentymile: A Labor of Love

Hiking the Grand Canyon’s Rim to River and Back in a Day

Viewing the Northern Lights

Washington State Hot Springs

Backpacking to Heaven on the Devils Dome Loop

Tiger Mountain 1925 Train Crash Site

Boondocking with Bambi: 2 Weeks of Solar-Powered Living

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