‘Eyes in the skies’: How a rebuilt Mendocino National Forest fire tower is keeping a century-old tradition alive
UPPER LAKE — Aslan Mitchell spotted a column of smoke emerging over the mountaintops in the distance around 9:15 a.m. The fire lookout had only been on shift for 15 minutes, settling into his 10-by-10 foot cabin atop High Glade tower on the southern end of …