At the end, there are ladders to get up the last little bit. This part seemed to make other visiting people the most nervous. Those two are at a weird 90 degree to each other.
Then you climb on a boulder and go up one last ladder. That is Mt. Baker through the gap.
The rope on the rock is helpful for the last bit of scramble (though I didn't always use it). The cabin has about 5 ft. of front porch.
The lookout is perched on the rock with no extra room on its sides. When they made it in 1918, they used dynamite to blast off the top 15 feet of the mountain to make space for it. Rex is taking my picture out of a window.
There were quite a few day-hikers there. At one point there were about 12 people, but we were the only ones staying the night. (We were pleased about that!)
Yes, we called home while we were there.
The lookout is quite cosy. There is an easy chair and a number of supplies like candles and propane generously left by others.
The old fire-spotter sight table is still there. There is a bed and books if you get caught by weather.
The access to the back porch is only through a window.
This guy was crazy-funny. He brought up this wire-line phone and put it on the wall! Notice that it is labelled for "Local Calls Only".
