NOTE: POST WAS UPDATED ON 12/30/2022 TO ADD INFORMATION AND PHOTOS PROVIDED BY REX KAMSTRA. REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ Northeast WA, RE-LO SITE ~ Northeast WA The movement of the L-4 Cab of the last First Thought Mountain Lookout from its location atop First Thought Mountain to the Community Park in the nearby town of… Continue reading First Thought Lookout Moved to Orient Community Park
Tag: Only parts were moved.
In some cases only parts of the lookout were moved from the Origin Site.
North Baldy Lookout Re-Located to Big Meadow Lake
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ Northeast WA, Re-Lo Site ~ Northeast WA The move of the last lookout tower from North Baldy Mountain in NE Washington to the Big Meadow Lake Wildlife Refuge is an unusual Type 1 Re-Location. In many cases only a part of the lookout is moved to the new location. … Continue reading North Baldy Lookout Re-Located to Big Meadow Lake
Cee Cee Ah (CCA) Lookout Parts Used in Building Ray’s Lookout
TO BE VISITED ~ TO BE WRITTEN
Mount Hull Lookout Parts Used in Building Ray’s Lookout
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ North Central WA, Re-Lo Site ~ Northeast WA The Hull Mountain Lookout re-location is interesting as only parts of the dismantled lookout cab were moved to Ray Kresek’s Fire Lookout Museum in Spokane. These parts, along with parts from six other similar lookouts, were used to build the L-6… Continue reading Mount Hull Lookout Parts Used in Building Ray’s Lookout
Buckhorn Mountain Lookout Parts Used in Building Ray’s Lookout
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Mount Annie Lookout parts Used in Building Ray’s Lookout
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Stranger Mountain #2 Parts used in Building Ray’s Lookout
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ Northeast WA, RE-LO SITE ~ Northeast WA The use of some of the parts of the destroyed 2nd lookout on Stranger Mountain in building Ray’s L=6 Replica Lookout is an unusual example of a Type 1 re-location. The entry for the Stranger Mountain Lookout in the 2015 revision to the Lookout… Continue reading Stranger Mountain #2 Parts used in Building Ray’s Lookout
Rainier Tower Lookout moved to IslandWood
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ Mount Rainier, Re-Lo Site ~ WA Coast. The move of the Rainier Tower Lookout from Fort Lewis to the IslandWood Environmental Learning Center on Bainbridge Island is an interesting example of a Type 1 re-location. The Rainier Tower was one of six fire lookouts that once were located on… Continue reading Rainier Tower Lookout moved to IslandWood