A Mike Chaffee Favorite! This staffed lookout has one of the best views in the Clearwater!
Built under Ed Pulaski’s watch, this 1920s D-6 lookout was lost to wildfire in 1936. Remnants and a the foundation of a second structure remain.
Drive-up site named for Ed Pulaski. Summit is clean with footings and a benchmark still present, but little else remains.
The visible remnants align with historic photos of the original L-4, which sat just below the summit.
All four footings are still present, along with wire and metal scraps. No photos of the L-4 have surfaced, but the views from the knob are stunning.
Photo by Mark Moak The lookout community is a network of unique souls. A bunch of people who are perfectly comfortable being alone on a mountaintop for weeks or months at a time, but who light up the minute they’re in a room full of others who get it. People who’ve spent their lives scanning the horizon, and people, like us, who’ve spent ours scanning old maps...