I lived on a fire lookout with my parents during several of my childhood summers. Some of my family members still man the lookouts. It's unfortunately kind of a hard job to land these days because...
I lived on a fire lookout with my parents during several of my childhood summers. Some of my family members still man the lookouts. It's unfortunately kind of a hard job to land these days because it's in high demand and there are fewer and fewer lookout towers remaining, which is a real shame.
The feeling of living by yourself on top of a mountain is something that's hard to describe. It's not hard to see why so many ancient beliefs included the idea of going up to a mountain top to approach the divine.
This feels weirdly familiar due to the 2016 game Firewatch. There it was mostly an interesting background setting. Thinking about it as a real-life experience, weeks and months on end in total...
This feels weirdly familiar due to the 2016 game Firewatch. There it was mostly an interesting background setting. Thinking about it as a real-life experience, weeks and months on end in total isolation in the middle of nature is really something else.
I think I'd love doing it for a week. It must be a beautiful work place. I don't even know how I'd deal with longer isolation. I don't need too many people around me but this sure would test my limits.
I'm also surprised this is still a job that exists.
I lived on a fire lookout with my parents during several of my childhood summers. Some of my family members still man the lookouts. It's unfortunately kind of a hard job to land these days because it's in high demand and there are fewer and fewer lookout towers remaining, which is a real shame.
The feeling of living by yourself on top of a mountain is something that's hard to describe. It's not hard to see why so many ancient beliefs included the idea of going up to a mountain top to approach the divine.
This feels weirdly familiar due to the 2016 game Firewatch. There it was mostly an interesting background setting. Thinking about it as a real-life experience, weeks and months on end in total isolation in the middle of nature is really something else.
I think I'd love doing it for a week. It must be a beautiful work place. I don't even know how I'd deal with longer isolation. I don't need too many people around me but this sure would test my limits.
I'm also surprised this is still a job that exists.