A crows nest lookout that required a 16 mile bushwhack hike
A crows nest lookout that required a 16 mile bushwhack hike
Dunn Peak has not been staffed since the 1970s and is now part of an electronics/solar site.
Destroyed 1960
Summer is almost here, and that means it’s lookout season. It’s time to put the books away, retreat from the maps and planning, put actual boots on the ground, and go do LOOKOUT STUFF, as we like to say. Of course, Mother Nature had other plans and decided Saturday would be a good day for thunderstorms, hail, and rain. While we like to pretend we are...
Cat and I were honored last year when our favorite museum and North Idaho icon, the Spragpole, asked us to create a Fire Lookout exhibit for the museum. We were double-honored (I am, but I’m not sure if that’s a real thing) when they asked us to give a presentation on fire lookouts. On Sunday, May 19th, 2024, we shared some information about Fire Lookouts...
Middle Sister is a staffed lookout in the St Joe National Forest.
Not much left at Turner Peak Lookout but wow, what a gorgeous view overlooking the St Joe!
Nothing left of this lookout today but for this view its worth a trip up!
Cooks Peak Lookout has quite a bit of ruins left to explore with an incredible view!
Not a single thing left at this lookout site.