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About Us

Mix together a love of hiking, a drive to explore, and a passion to learn the stories about places we discover.
Somehow that all adds up to two self-proclaimed Lookout Nerds!

Cat and Billy at Bertha's Hill
(L) - Visting Bertha Hill, the site of the first lookout in the country.
(R) - Visiting an Aeromotor (rare in Idaho) lookout on West Fork.

Cat House

I've had a love affair with history and exploring new places since childhood - cue the Johnny Quest theme music. I am especially fascinated by mining and logging history of the American West - but more specifically the people that created and shaped that history. Life would be perfect if every second was spent with dirt under my boots (or tires) and a dog at my side.

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Billy Cooter

As a fan of history, photography, and the great outdoors, it was only a matter of time before I fell head over heels for fire lookouts. From the moment I set foot in my first one, I was hooked—not just on the towers themselves, but on the stories of the men and women who built, maintained, and lived in them.

These days, most weekends are spent chasing those stories: hiking, backpacking, or bouncing down some forgotten forest road. If there’s a lookout involved, I’m in.

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