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Fire Lookout Journal
Stories and reflections from trip reports, work parties, and more from visits to Washington State’s last standing historical fire lookouts and lookout sites.

Backpacking to Heaven on the Devils Dome Loop
A Day of Fire Lookout Restoration at the Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center
Traversing the Golden Stairway: Starvation to Old Baldy
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The 2012 Ragnar and Ironheart Racing
Finding Community at the Altai Skis Backcountry Festival
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Stories about building an off-grid homestead in North Central Washington’s beautiful Methow Valley.

An Off-Grid Airstream Winter
Investing in Energy Independence
Off-Grid Lessons: When Winter Says “Nope!”
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Hi, I’m Chris, aka TrailChick

Photographer, storyteller, and seasonal fire lookout. Living life off-grid in the beautiful Methow Valley of North Central Washington with two horses and a cattle dog. 🌻☀️

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