I will begin this year to contribute $6000 of my money each year going forward for maintenance of the Fire Lookouts in Washington State's three National Parks.  This will be a direct contribution to the [...]

Hi there -- There is a song popular some time ago that I habitually sing on a LO hike.  It is Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. The melody suits the [...]

Sometime ago a couple of fellows put out a nice CD with original songs celebrating Jack's book on Big Sur.......it came in a presentation box of sorts and was fun.... my favorite track was the [...]

To see the pictures from the hike this summer -- go back to the home page and then at the top click on ---- The Hike up Desolation Peak.  It also includes a guide for [...]

11-24-22  Here is a shot of the Desolation LO wrapped as a precaution for the fires burning on the lower slopes of the peak.  This photo is courtesy of Jim the current Deso LO. It [...]

The Fire Office at North Cascades Park was nice enough to send me a helicopter shot of the fires burning on the west face of Desolation Peak.  The LO ( which has been wrapped to [...]

My son sent me a screen shot of the fire location and size that is currently burning on Desolation. That is why they closed the trail although the trail does not go that far over [...]

Occasionally in a bookstore on a trip such as this one in Taos, New Mexico -- I am " cruising the shelves " looking for a new book to read and there IT is -- [...]

It has been a long fire season in the Pacific NW -- prolonged by clear weather pretty much thru September and now a week into October.  The NPS has closed the Desolation Trail and Camp [...]

More than any year I remember -- there are numerous fires in the Desolation Peak area.  Fire command has named them the NW Pasayten Complex.  Here are 2 links: https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/information/fire_info#WA-OWF-000469 https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8397/ The map shows them [...]