slgwv's photos with the keyword: fire lookout

Martis Peak fire lookout, California. For finding the azimuth of a smoke sighting. Lake Tahoe is visible thru the windows. Looking more or less southwest.

A historic fire lookout on a summit north of Lake Tahoe. It's been restored by volunteer labor, and is now even in use by volunteers. California, just west of the Nevada line. The inset shows the plane table & alidade inside the lookout, used to locate fires.