Exploring North Carolina's Lookout Towers
A hiking guide and photography book on North Carolina’s lookout towers.
In the 1920s and 1930s, forestry organizations built dozens of lookout structures in Western North Carolina as the backbone of a fire fighting system. Many of these lookouts survive in North Carolina today—and though decommissioned, they represent some of the best destinations for hikers who want to see the incredible vistas of...
A hiking guide and photography book on North Carolina’s lookout towers.
In the 1920s and 1930s, forestry organizations built dozens of lookout structures in Western North Carolina as the backbone of a fire fighting system. Many of these lookouts survive in North Carolina today—and though decommissioned, they represent some of the best destinations for hikers who want to see the incredible vistas of...
