The Beautiful, Lonely Life of One of the Last Fire Lookouts
Staffed fire lookouts, once ubiquitous in the West, have all but faded into obscurity. Deep in North Cascades National Park, Jim Henterly is still at it.
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Staffed fire lookouts, once ubiquitous in the West, have all but faded into obscurity. Deep in North Cascades National Park, Jim Henterly is still at it.
The last remaining U.S. Forest Service lookouts spend months spotting wildfires from century-old cabins situated on high peaks—and in near solitude.
In one of America’s least visited national parks, I find my authentic self.