It was breezy and cool at the top of Dunraven Pass when my friend and I began to hike to a little speck on a ridgeline far away. It was all we could see of the fire lookout atop Mount Washburn, the ...

SAN DIEGO — I keep a list of “hikes to do” on my desk, written on a fading sticky note. Taped down at the corners, it’s been there long enough that it feels like a permanent fixture among my work ...

Northwest Peak Lookout sits at the top of Northwest Peak in Lincoln County. (Hailey Smalley/ Daily Inter Lake) Volunteers make repairs to Northwest Peak Lookout on July 25, 2025. (Hailey Smalley/Daily ...

Two and a half hours north of Sacramento — halfway from anywhere — an ancient metal and wood observation tower perches atop a hillside. For 92 years, someone has kept watch from the Colby Mountain ...

BUTTE MEADOWS — A petition to ask the U.S. Forest Service to save the Colby Mountain Fire Lookout was among the ideas coming from a community meeting Saturday in this mountain town. About 30 people, ...

Idaho Fire Lookouts is an independent research and documentation project focused on the history of fire lookout towers across Idaho. The project combines field research, archival work, and public ...