Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts ...

There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at ...

This story was originally published by Writers on the Range. The writers Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder and Norman McLean all staffed high-elevation fire lookouts in the West—their experiences rich fuel ...

PIKE NATIONAL FOREST — While historic fire lookouts dot the Colorado landscape, advancing technology has meant fewer of these structures are staffed than in the past; let's meet one of the state's ...

The writers Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder and Norman McLean all staffed high-elevation fire lookouts in the West — their experiences rich fuel for their work. But Jack Kerouac’s reaction makes me smile.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 10—At first glance, Northwest Peak Lookout is not much to look at. Nearly a century of solitary confinement at 7,700 feet of ...

Northwest Peak Lookout sits at the top of Northwest Peak in Lincoln County. (Hailey Smalley/ Daily Inter Lake) Volunteers make repairs to Northwest Peak Lookout on July 25, 2025. (Hailey Smalley/Daily ...