If you want a million-dollar view for less than $100 a night, one option rises above the rest: camping in a wildfire lookout tower. The big picture: The U.S. Forest Service rents dozens of its old ...

Vetter Mountain lookout is about a five-mile round-trip hike. When it's open, you'll be greeted by a panorama of L.A. and a ...

Each fire watcher had a home at the foot of the lookout towers, and they would spend ... Breece's husband, Sidney Breece, was ...