Weekend in a Firetower
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Brian in OR.
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What’s that white stuff on the ground?
Very cool!
Coach Potter
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What’s that white stuff on the ground?
Yeah…there should have been 3x’s that amount considering where we were but there is still some snow in the mountains
Coach Potter
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It was one of the best date nights we’ve had in our 30 years of doing dates
. It would have been nice to have one more day.
Coach Potter
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A lot more fancy than sleeping on the ground in single wall teepee with titanium wood stove
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Looked like a luxury fire tower.A lot more fancy than sleeping on the ground in single wall teepee with titanium wood stove
Very Nice! What a date night!
I had to do a Google search on that place cuz I couldn't believe the Forest Service was now making those towers so posh
My family stayed in a few of those back in the day. One we shared with the biggest pack rat I'd ever seen. In another, the FS neglected to mention they'd pulled out the wood stove
Musta been awesome. Well done.
I had to do a Google search on that place cuz I couldn't believe the Forest Service was now making those towers so posh
My family stayed in a few of those back in the day. One we shared with the biggest pack rat I'd ever seen. In another, the FS neglected to mention they'd pulled out the wood stove
Musta been awesome. Well done.
Coach Potter
Life of the Party
Very Nice! What a date night!
I had to do a Google search on that place cuz I couldn't believe the Forest Service was now making those towers so posh
My family stayed in a few of those back in the day. One we shared with the biggest pack rat I'd ever seen. In another, the FS neglected to mention they'd pulled out the wood stove
Musta been awesome. Well done.
It’s privately owned!
Coach Potter
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It was definitely nicer than a FS tower…the sauna at the bottom was a nice touch!
saw that….the name was partially visible in one of the pic’s….never knew the name of that monstrous forest fire in the early 1900’s
thanks for sharing.
and how was the stargazing?
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Coach Potter
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So the stargazing didn't happen as planned. The roof is made of something they call "smart glass". It's a mechanical device that allows the glass to be clear or frosted with the push of a button. Unfortunately, it was in the "frosted" position when we went through the last freeze/thaw cycle and it's frozen in that frosted position right now.
Capt Insano Emeritis
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This is phenomenal!
Coach Potter
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I could too!
The snow cat was just our ride to and from. If you had snowmobiles you could take yourself in and out. Part of the allure to me was that we got dropped off and then you were on your own. A person could snowshoe or ski their way out, but it was a poke to get in there. I did bring gators and the appropriate clothing to get back down to the trailhead should something have gone wrong. I also had my inreach but there was no cell service.
Never thought about living in a fire tower, now a lighthouse, absolutely!!!! Would love to be a lighthouse keeper. Tillamook Rock Light anyone?
Flymph
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I recall some pretty nice vistas climbing to the top of a mountain in the Delaware Water Gap area as a boy scout. That was over 60 years ago. Ahhh the good old days in PA.