Goodnow - Firetower #8
It had been over a month since my last hike, and I hadn’t realized that fact until long after I planned a day in which I would hike two mountains with Firetowers. Whoops. I also had my flu shot the day before, so I was kind of drained on this hike. You live, you learn, right?
I completed this hike with Greg and Jason, both from my hiking group. I also totally forgot to get a picture of the firetower when I was up there.
The trail seemed much longer than it actually was. I believe at one point it was set up to be a nature trail with markers along the path, but there weren’t any guides. So, I didn’t really know what was at each marker.
If you plan to go on this hike there is a split in the path about 3/4 of the way to the summit. You want to go left on the path that passes this dilapidated little house. I don’t know where the other path goes, so it might be a loop. I didn’t see any signs of it looped around at the top however.
There is the cabin where the person keeping watch for fires would stay. I am not sure if it is still in use. While we Greg and I were in the firetower, Jason went down and peered in the windows. He said there was some really old stuff in there and some really new stuff.
I love the view from the firetower, and I love the color scheme of the mountains on a sunny day. It’s just a mental escape for me from everything else I have going on while adulting.
I think it’s also really awesome that you can see the shadows of the clouds on the mountains.
Also, I like to find these little markers on mountains. We both have something in common. If you mess with us, YOU COULD GO TO PRISON. (or be fined $250 apparently. Two very different extremes.) I have no clue who the heck could dig one of these out of a rock though. Unless Thor comes around with Mjölnir, I think it’s good.