Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ WA Coast, Re-Lo Site ~ Unknown. I wish to thank Leslie Romer, the author of the book Lost Fire Lookout Hikes and Histories – Olympic Peninsula and Willapa Hills, published in 2021 and Eric Willhite for sharing the results of their expert research with me. There are several mysteries… Continue reading Unpublished 9/26/23
Tag: WA Coast
HIGLEY PEAK LOOKOUT’S RE-LOCATION MYSTERY
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ WA Coast, Re-Lo Site ~ Unknown. I wish to thank Leslie Romer, the author of the book Lost Fire Lookout Hikes and Histories – Olympic Peninsula and Willapa Hills, published in 2021 and Eric Willhite for sharing the results of their expert research with me. There are several mysteries… Continue reading HIGLEY PEAK LOOKOUT’S RE-LOCATION MYSTERY
Hobi Peak Lookout moved to Brittain Hill
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ WA Coast, Re-Lo Site ~ WA Coast The move of the 2-story lookout cabin from Hobi Peak to Brittain Hill in 1949 is an example of a Type 3 Re-Location. Hobi Peak was no longer used for fire detection and the lookout cabin continued to be useful for fire… Continue reading Hobi Peak Lookout moved to Brittain Hill
Skidder Hill LO Failed Move
Lookout Site Region: Origin Site WA Coast Here is an interesting tale of a Type 4 failed re-location. The Skidder Hill Lookout was accidentally destroyed while the private buyer was attempting to move it. The Skidder Hill Lookout entry in Rex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page (firelookout.com) reads: ”Built in 1957 and gone by 1971, this… Continue reading Skidder Hill LO Failed Move
Grisdale Hill LO possible re-location to Denny Ahl Hill
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ WA Coast, Re-Lo Site ~ WA Coast This possible Type 3 re-location, from Grisdale Hill to the nearby Denny Ahl site, is one that little is known about. Most references do not mention it. Eric Willhite found evidence that the Denny Ahl Lookout was to replace the Grisdale Hill… Continue reading Grisdale Hill LO possible re-location to Denny Ahl Hill
East Flattop LO Ground Level Re-Located To Be Used As A Storage Shed
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ Southwest WA, Re-Lo Site ~ WA Coast The move of the ground floor level of the 2-story East Flattop Lookout from Southwest Washington to private property to be used as a storage shed is a non-typical Type 2 Re-Location. The history of fire lookouts on Flattop Mountain is complicated… Continue reading East Flattop LO Ground Level Re-Located To Be Used As A Storage Shed
Octopus and Sekiu LOs Failed Moves to the Forks Museum
Lookout Site Regions: ORIGIN SITES ~ WA Coast The DNR Cab of the third (and last) of the Deming Lookouts was moved to Forks where it is displayed on a shorter tower at the Forks Timber Museum. Two “Lookout Legends” indicate that the story behind the lookout at the Forks Timber Museum is more complicated… Continue reading Octopus and Sekiu LOs Failed Moves to the Forks Museum
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
Salmon River Lookout re-located to Buckley Foothills Museum
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ WA Coast, RE-LO SITE ~ Mt Rainier The move of the Salmon River Lookout’s live-in DNR cab to the grounds of the Foothills Historical Museum in Buckley is a good example of a Type 1 re-location. The Salmon River entry on the FFLA website (www.firelookout.org) contains this description: “A platform and… Continue reading Salmon River Lookout re-located to Buckley Foothills Museum
Deming Lookout re-located to Forks Timber Museum
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ Northwest WA, RE-LO SITE ~ WA Coast This moving of the third, and last, Deming Lookout from Northwest Washington to the Forks Timber Museum is a good example of a Type 1 re-location. The entry for the Deming Lookout in Rex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page (www.firelookout .com) states: “First used with… Continue reading Deming Lookout re-located to Forks Timber Museum