Then and now: Fire lookout still stands tall

Fire lookout in the 1930s. Photo/USFS

The U.S. Forest Service photo from about 1932 is of the Zephyr Point fire lookout.

The fire look out today. Photo/Lee Vestal

The photo below is from the same angle today.

Among the changes in the surroundings is the added cellular telephone site tower and equipment, left of the building near the tree. Interestingly, while some cell sites are disguised as trees in forested areas (such as on Pioneer Trail near Susquehanna), this one is not.

— Bill Kingman