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Famous Fire Lookouts

Famous people who have worked as fire lookouts include:

  • Jack Kerouac, whose books The Dharma Bums, Desolation Angels and Lonesome Traveler include accounts of his job as a fire lookout on Desolation Peak in the North Cascades during the summer of 1956.
  • Edward Abbey, who was a fire lookout at Mt. Harkness (1966; Lassen National Park), Atacosa (1968; Coronado National Forest), North Rim (1969–1971; Grand Canyon National Park), Numa Ridge (1975; Glacier National Park), and Aztec Peak (1977–1979; Tonto National Forest).
  • Doug Peacock, who was a fire lookout at Huckleberry and Scalplock in Glacier National Park from 1976 to 1984.
  • Gary Snyder, who was a fire lookout at Crater Peak and Sourdough Mountain in the North Cascades.
  • Philip Whalen, who was a fire lookout on Sourdough Mountain and Sauk Mountain in the North Cascades.
  • Norman Maclean, who chronicled his experience in USFS 1919: The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky

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Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or fire:

    The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous.
    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.
    Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 24:17.