As a young boy, Ray Villa vividly remembers seeing a fire lookout tower for the first time on his home television. He didn’t fully understand what he was seeing on his screen at the time — he just ...
Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts – great towers that would stand above the trees, offering 360-degree views of the surrounding wilderness. The towers were used by spotters, who ...
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 ...
Perched high atop Mount Bolivar in Northern California, Karita Knisely spends her summer scanning the skies. Most days, all she sees are clouds and trees – the firs and pines of Klamath National ...
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 ...
SEDALIA, Colo. — If you've ever made the hike up to the Devil's Head Fire Lookout Tower over the past 35 years, chances are you've met Billy Ellis. Well into his 80s, Ellis, officially retired from ...
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. — When Mark Derenthal set out to build a space that allowed occupants to fully immerse themselves in the natural beauty of its remote, off-grid setting, he didn’t realize what a ...
More than a career ended Tuesday when Bill Ellis retired as fire lookout at the Devil’s Head Lookout Tower northwest of Colorado Springs. It was the end of an era — a way of life — for the 87-year-old ...
At any moment, a plume of smoke could rise from somewhere in California’s 33 million acres of forest land. The rugged terrain is often unreachable from the two-lane highways that twist through the ...
As a young boy, Ray Villa vividly remembers seeing a fire lookout tower for the first time on his home television. He didn’t fully understand what he was seeing on his screen at the time — he just ...
Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts — great towers that would stand above the trees, offering 360-degree views of the surrounding wilderness. The towers were used by spotters, who ...
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