Fire lookout house

For those who really want a taste of solitary living, have you ever dreamed of getting away from it all in a fire lookout tower?

Inspired by the fire towers of the Blue Ridge Mountain range, this exceptional log-and-timber home was everything its owner/designer sought.

© Heidi A. Long

In the middle of a 40-acre meadow surrounded by the Umpqua National Forest in Douglas County, Oregon, there’s a two-storey tower some 40-feet off the ground.

Panoramic views from the best seat in the house.

Few places garner the type of awe and admiration for the abundance of nature like the great Northwest. While its cities continue to produce an impressive crop of creativity, its wilderness remains …

There's something about fire towers that I find romantic. Their isolation, their locales, the hunky rangers that might be housed in them....I dunno. What

These are awesome!

Park Butte Lookout, Sedro-Woolley, Washington

A trip report and photos from an overnight hike to the Garnet Mountain Fire Lookout in Montana.