Ep. 372: The Best Fire Lookout Hiking Adventures - Amber Casali
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2018
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
On today's show, Amber Casali joins Curt to fill us in on everything we didn't realize we did not know about fire lookout towers. Born and raised in Seattle, Amber Casali considers herself a stereotypical Pacific Northwesterner, someone who loves the outdoors and relishes the natural beauty of our region. She has summited Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Mount Rainier; section hiked most of Washington’s PCT, including six days solo in Glacier Peak Wilderness; successfully taken the Washington Alpine Club’s Basic Climbing and Mountaineering course; and she has recently become certified in Wilderness First Aid, through NOLS. Stay tuned. This show has some really interesting information you don't want to miss!
Book: "Hiking Washington Fire Lookouts"
www.ambercasali.com
www.mountaineers.org/books/books/hiking-washingtons-fire-lookouts
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| 0:00.0 | And they were instructed to stand on the lightning stool during an active lightning storm for the whole duration of the lightning storm. |
| 0:15.0 | I read that that could definitely be uncomfortable for the staff. |
| 0:20.0 | Episode 372. |
| 0:22.7 | Amber Casali tells us everything we didn't know about Fire Lookout Towers and the adventures |
| 0:27.0 | of hiking to them. |
| 0:28.7 | This episode is sponsored in part by Canada Day pet food. |
| 0:31.9 | You know your dog is the best part of your adventure, and a great way to keep him happy |
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| 0:52.6 | Adventure Sports podcast brought to you by 180 Tech. We talk with |
| 0:56.4 | adventurers from around the globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation you need to get |
| 1:00.7 | started in the outdoors or to keep you moving if you're already there. Now here's your host, |
| 1:05.2 | Kurt Linville. Today is a unique show. I don't know how many of you have traveled to some of the national parks and seen some of the old structures that were built years and years ago, or if you've seen some of the old bridges on the old two-lane roads that just kind of speak about our past and our history and where we came from. |
| 1:25.2 | Today, we're talking about some old structures that served a very unique |
| 1:29.5 | and meaningful purpose in our natural heritage in the United States. We're talking about |
| 1:34.8 | fire lookouts, fire lookouts with Amber Casali. And Amber has written the book on fire lookouts, |
| 1:43.2 | hiking Washington's fire lookouts, to be specific. |
| 1:46.3 | So today we're going to learn a lot about the history of these things, |
| 1:50.1 | about the history of caring for our national treasures, |
| 1:54.2 | and about what this book does to help the rest of us better enjoy this rich heritage. So Amber, welcome to the program. |
| 2:03.7 | Hello, thank you so much. You bet. So Amber is a writer and editor in Seattle. She's an avid hiker, |
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