The Benefits of Living Alone on a Mountain (2014)

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  • @aureliusva
    @aureliusva 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1600

    He is also responsible for lighting a signal fire if Gondor ever needs to get in touch with Rohan.

    • @jamesbentonticer4706
      @jamesbentonticer4706 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +aureliusva Excellent LOL!!!

    • @DPSpade4ever
      @DPSpade4ever 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      aureliusva 100th like you deserve it good one.

    • @keepmovn8039
      @keepmovn8039 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      once, a flock of hot female elves pass by. but he was busy with his notes.

    • @Starry_Night_Sky7455
      @Starry_Night_Sky7455 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol! But, "one does not simply......"

    • @Barbbfly
      @Barbbfly 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hahahaha good 1

  • @philshanklandLife
    @philshanklandLife 8 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    "the more time I have by my self the more I love my world." Nuff said.

    • @jupitorious7925
      @jupitorious7925 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes exactly.. good quote

    • @davidortiz3094
      @davidortiz3094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      By the Wilderness? I agree. In the city? Nah.

    • @chrisgolda
      @chrisgolda 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidortiz3094 exactly.

  • @Catastrofius
    @Catastrofius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    My Aunt was a fire lookout in Oregon in the 40's and 50's. All supplies for the season had to be packed in by mule. She had wonderful diaries to read.

    • @Catastrofius
      @Catastrofius 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Um, huh?

    • @craigfoulds8657
      @craigfoulds8657 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm curious, what did she take for her staple food?

    • @Catastrofius
      @Catastrofius 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That's a great question. I know a little. We discussed it when I was a child. Beans, rice, flour, lard, dried meat, dry corn meal, sugar, coffee. She mentioned taking apples and they had eaten those within weeks of arriving. They got to hunt and trap and fish all they wanted.

    • @craigfoulds8657
      @craigfoulds8657 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

    • @iamthefirsttosecond
      @iamthefirsttosecond 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have her diaries ever been made public?

  • @seecanon5840
    @seecanon5840 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    What a life! I'm an introvert and would love this! New windows and some solar. Heaven. Livin' the life!

  • @lekre8421
    @lekre8421 9 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    My Dad supported himself through college and grad school doing this for the Forest Service during the weekends and full time in the summer. My sister was a lookout for a full year after she got her undergrad degree.
    If you want to do it, you 1st get on with the forest service, and then you get into the fire prevention branch. Better if you have a college degree for the forest service, unless you want to intern for a while. Since it's a federal job, it is a process.
    One of my best friends has been a forest service archaeologist for 11 years.
    It's good work if you can get it.

    • @4haze2oh
      @4haze2oh 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      this is awesome can you give more info

    • @uratrick
      @uratrick 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what a blessing

    • @numbereightyseven
      @numbereightyseven ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@4haze2oh Jeepers, they gave plenty of info. If you want more, go and search it out for yourself.
      If you have that little self-motivation, I doubt you're suited for a lookout role, and I doubt you'd actually do much about it.

  • @debrawolf8458
    @debrawolf8458 8 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    I would do this in a heart beat. All year long.

    • @getbo
      @getbo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then drop by some time.

    • @marlenesvenningsen4424
      @marlenesvenningsen4424 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome

    • @Telelikeitis
      @Telelikeitis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      me too.

    • @ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord
      @ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Debra Wolf: For free.

    • @JohnsonIX
      @JohnsonIX 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In most areas there are organizations that allow you to volunteer! I suggest you look around your local areas for one!

  • @DrekslerAstral
    @DrekslerAstral 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This is such a dream job. Sleeping on a mountain just for one day gives you a bit more of a perspective on life.

  • @urgulp
    @urgulp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I would be meditating all the time if I had this job. Ideal!

    • @robertsterling9819
      @robertsterling9819 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I think to be there is a meditation within itself.

    • @soulfulterrain3143
      @soulfulterrain3143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would be smoking good weed all the time if I had this job.

    • @numbereightyseven
      @numbereightyseven ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@soulfulterrain3143 then you're not suited for the job, are you.

  • @voltafy
    @voltafy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I was a child when we went to Montana on a holiday.. Even my toys couldn't distract me from noticing the beauty of its nature.. I still remember the taste water from the stream..

  • @quantumchang4410
    @quantumchang4410 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a view! Clean air. No pollution. You can live to 150 years old here but kind of inconvenient to go shopping or visit your family. On the positive side, there's no fast foods to kill you or bad neighbors to fight with.

  • @chasingthenorth9719
    @chasingthenorth9719 9 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I didn't even know this kind of job existed. I would absolutely LOVE that for 8 weeks a year!

    • @Changeworld408
      @Changeworld408 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Joe, are you kidding me. Paying to stay in a log cabin that has none of the amenities and paying up to 80$.
      I guess this guy is at least getting paid to perform these tasks. Sure, the environment is splendid but I guess little people would stay much longer then a day as a lot of people seem unable to survive without their dumb phone in their immediate reach to see the stupid messages on other peoples facebook accounts. I guess torture for some of these youngsters would be depriving them of their cell phone. Solitary confinement even in a beautifull environment would not be appealing to many of these people. I guess those of us who can see the beauty of this place are still in touch with there souls. Unfortunately this is a very tiny group. Good luck to all of you

    • @SpartionTV
      @SpartionTV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wim lammens I'm young and I'm attempting to get in careers likes this. Our schools and our parents attempt to introduce the young to technology. Which is sad, really. I use my tablet for reading, school work, writing and listening to music. Not all young people are bad.

    • @frugaldrew5187
      @frugaldrew5187 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wim lammens very ignorant comment.

    • @CzechRiot
      @CzechRiot 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      A job for 8 weeks a year is called a vacation.

    • @Stephen-uz8dm
      @Stephen-uz8dm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      CzechRiot You haven't gone mining

  • @alfredohernandezlara3848
    @alfredohernandezlara3848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of my favorite videos on TH-cam. Every once in a while I watch it again and it never seems to loose its sense. Plus I love that cabin and woud love that life.

  • @lindaballard9632
    @lindaballard9632 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For years I have spent a couple weeks each summer in remote lookouts just like this one. I am very thankful to the people who maintain these jewels and make it possible for a city person like myself to experience the wonder of the wilds.
    This video makes me relive it all, thank you!!

    • @awarenessvillage
      @awarenessvillage 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      linda ballard I would bet it's one of the best things in the world! Thanks for helping keep the forest and its inhabitants safe. ❤☮

  • @saetmusic
    @saetmusic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This SO interesting! Beautiful 360 deg. view. Hard to even appreciate.

  • @Kikinahm
    @Kikinahm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The more news, you hear, introversion looking so appealing!

  • @dogfacedsoldier327
    @dogfacedsoldier327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I sure wish I could live like this. This must be awesome. Fresh air and peace.

  • @ericlowenbach5151
    @ericlowenbach5151 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I did this for a couple of summers. I'll never forget that time.

    • @dietzwattson2786
      @dietzwattson2786 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eric Lowenbach how did u get into this line of work? i live on the east coast and seriously considering doing this

    • @14149bb
      @14149bb 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you.

    • @numbereightyseven
      @numbereightyseven ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@dietz wattson If you need to ask that question, instead of finding out for yourself, you'll never actually do it.

  • @dougsmreker7851
    @dougsmreker7851 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im 60 years old now, had i known this perfect job was available in my youth i would have been one of these fire lookout rangers. I never knew this existed until this video. I lost out.! Glad for the people doing this. Yes it does take a person who is perfectly happy being alone and thats just who i am. Thank you posting this video.

  • @WanderingSoleTV
    @WanderingSoleTV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've worked a few jobs in backcountry huts of British Columbia. I've met some great people during the busy days. But the isolated days and weeks during the shoulder seasons - those were the truly amazing, spiritual experiences!

  • @Rignold
    @Rignold 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautifully crafted film. Could have watched at least 30mins. An awesome job to have.

  • @svetlanikolova5557
    @svetlanikolova5557 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Peace and freedom from competition and society is why I moved to the mountains.

    • @svetlanikolova5557
      @svetlanikolova5557 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Svetla Nikolova PS. I would have loved to work in a place like this. I would have moved there in a heartbeat. But God had another country for home in mind. However , I am happy with my mountain home now!

    • @SooBeautyFull
      @SooBeautyFull 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Svetla Nikolova What country do you live in?

    • @ciciobaidy6756
      @ciciobaidy6756 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MashAllah

    • @numbereightyseven
      @numbereightyseven 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ciciobaidy6756Odd comment. Why would you want to squash God?

  • @schymark8392
    @schymark8392 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was the dream job of a young forestry student that never did get to finish his studies and had to get an honest job in order to survive. Such a great office to work in.

  • @christinecortese9973
    @christinecortese9973 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    My dream. I want to do this.

    • @beverlybalius9303
      @beverlybalius9303 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Christine Cortese i eant to be a Lighthouse keeper..... I was a Merchant Mariner for about 17 yrs....I love the Sea.

  • @LinasDirbaDarbus
    @LinasDirbaDarbus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jack Kerouac was a fire lookout and wrote about his experience in a book 'the Dharma Bums', getting youngsters of those times excited about connecting to nature and finding peace in solitude. Maybe this will also inspire a new generation.

  • @genesmith6509
    @genesmith6509 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Good Job, thanks! Thank you for serving America and of course Canada!

  • @californication751
    @californication751 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What beautiful isolation. If it's that beautiful in during the summer, I can only imagine how much more it'd be in the winter.
    And the SILENCE. Just... wow. Absolutely wonderful to think about doing.

  • @YnseSchaap
    @YnseSchaap 9 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    I would do this without pay, they could leave me in winter

    • @anthonysinclair5721
      @anthonysinclair5721 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Ynse Schaap Exactly what I was thinking : )

    • @YnseSchaap
      @YnseSchaap 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** Yes but what a solitude and only at a few fingers and toes cost ;-)

    • @jmarylastone
      @jmarylastone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Chillingsworth lets back up here honey - I'm female and I would do it without some man hanging on my neck lol - I like what some call that "lonely feeling"

    • @jmarylastone
      @jmarylastone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** not EVER just the time I was on the mountain, that would be my time to myself

    • @rodboy4461
      @rodboy4461 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Ynse Schaap NO NEED FOR WINTER LOOKOUTS MOUNTAINS ARE COVERT BY SNOW

  • @billmacelroy7577
    @billmacelroy7577 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Enjoyed this viedo. I have doe a couple solo back country back packing trips. It definitely puts your mind and spirit in a different place.
    Thanks for the narrative description of the experience. It was appreciated.

  • @WyeExplorer
    @WyeExplorer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Extremely interesting time spent on top the mountain there. It's a mix of service and personal experience whereby the inward journey is as fundamental as the results. Loved it. All the best. Mark.

  • @J101191514
    @J101191514 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "The more time I have by myself, the more I love our world". (15:45 ) Agreed.

  • @TR4zest
    @TR4zest 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    In the time of geostationary satellites and infra red cameras, it is amazing we still need solitary heroes like this.

  • @robanzzz5124
    @robanzzz5124 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:49 to 9:26
    This is so true. I live in a semi rural area near a mountain and when its windy i often have trouble sleeping and when its calm or lightly raining I feel super chill and on clear nights it is almost romantic to just look at the sky, I can clearly see the milky way, big dipper and other planets like Jupiter Venus etc when they are up and sometimes I get Aurora's visible to the naked eye.

  • @kcatfish2268
    @kcatfish2268 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazingly beautiful and tranquil

  • @BeverlyM52
    @BeverlyM52 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a kid we used to regularly hike up to the lookout on Tobias Mountain. As a kid I was enamored! I still am!!

  • @Miarchieve
    @Miarchieve 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    please let me open the road to live myself in the nature like this man. I'm 22 , I hate the materialism I hat living in the society. I love nature like sea or flwoing wather like stream It's enough the forest and minimum foods and house and sea or stream. what place is best for that?

  • @lewis3238
    @lewis3238 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The silence, I could listen to it all day. So peaceful!

  • @susandruce1064
    @susandruce1064 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    wow i would sooo love to do this

    • @CrossTheLine1000
      @CrossTheLine1000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      mm shure. Women cant breathe without attention-

  • @wanderingtravels2488
    @wanderingtravels2488 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see staying busy is the key to over coming boredom. The fact he stays in contact by radio and listens to the chatter would have to help with human connections and I'd say early to bed and early to rise would be normal.
    Eight weeks of peace and collecting your thoughts , so nice

  • @Dailymailnewz
    @Dailymailnewz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Those stars in the SKY were moving, it looked so amazing/

  • @Breeder333
    @Breeder333 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what an experience that must be. thank you for keeping our forests safe. if you ever hire let me know. ✌

  • @H4v0kksh0tgunMan
    @H4v0kksh0tgunMan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Where do I apply?

    • @DavidSanchez-uo2cn
      @DavidSanchez-uo2cn 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Jack O F F Exactly, another bullshit job created....some people do it for free.

    • @plutoplatters
      @plutoplatters 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +David Sanchez sounding like someone that lacks one ?? perhaps?

    • @plutoplatters
      @plutoplatters 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +plutoplatters oh yeah... someone who spots fires that burn the idiots up is a bullshit person !! love it

    • @DavidSanchez-uo2cn
      @DavidSanchez-uo2cn 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey nice face.....anyways not lacking a job retired at 52 and still bad ass. live in a super fire prone area don't need the fire department or the u.s forest service. besides most fires are started by both entity's. I can go on and on, but i really don't feel like educating you......

    • @DavidSanchez-uo2cn
      @DavidSanchez-uo2cn 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Gary Anderson boo hoo...lol

  • @PILPEZ
    @PILPEZ 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! What a beautiful location. I wouldn't mind doing that part time!

  • @Lex-Rex
    @Lex-Rex 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This reminded me of the game Firewatch.

    • @faiqcreates
      @faiqcreates 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      exactly. now i wanna play it again lol

    • @man2meandyou
      @man2meandyou 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      who are you calling an idiot? firewatch is a damn masterpiece of a game, don't you dare insult it or anyone who enjoyed it

    • @MyRealName
      @MyRealName 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've seen better trolls.. even as a troll you're just mediocre. Your life must be boring..

    • @man2meandyou
      @man2meandyou 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      so what if it aint life? it's the closest most of us will get to being a lookout. i don't see why you need to get so mean

    • @ruialexandre6197
      @ruialexandre6197 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      "a game ain't life". Yet he's on the internet insulting people. That's real life.

  • @WillaLamour
    @WillaLamour 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is absolutely glorious! Thank you for sharing this.

  • @andrewames6732
    @andrewames6732 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    And not a single leaf blower to be heard. 8)

    • @bobv8219
      @bobv8219 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      amen to NO LEAFBLOWERS. they are the worst noise polluters.

    • @arande3
      @arande3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      andrew ames Oi. If we could solve noise pollution that would be amazing.

    • @bobv8219
      @bobv8219 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I find that no one attempts to be quiet and as the world gets more populated the noise pollution even gets worse. I hear loud exhaust, racing cars, constant Sirens from emergencies, banging doors, barking dogs and alarms, and the dreaded horn from the car from all these alarms they are very annoying I would be very happy if those horns that go off when you set your alarm be outlawed. I have neighbors that set their alarm multiple times a day like we live in a bad neighborhood or something it's very annoying.

  • @thenextpoetician6328
    @thenextpoetician6328 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did that for 9 seasons in Alberta. We used slightly different radio protocols. I was on towers, 80-120'. Tons of critters and berries. Great memories. Incredible experiences and learning. Not for everyone, but for those at home in solitude in the woods... :)

  • @Christine-or3lm
    @Christine-or3lm 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So informative

  • @frantucker608
    @frantucker608 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just beautiful, thanks for sharing this! I hope they're around for many, many years to come!

  • @nariko47
    @nariko47 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    THIS IS THE LIFE!!!!! =D

    • @14149bb
      @14149bb 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Painter ex ex

  • @Mosfet510
    @Mosfet510 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I understand *completely what he means. The freedom and lack of distraction can let your creativity soar and many other benefits. Great video.

  • @seraphimsantiago5319
    @seraphimsantiago5319 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    one with nature is beautiful

  • @michaelmcnulty2006
    @michaelmcnulty2006 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done. A glimpse into the past before we relied on technology more than ourselves. I really enjoyed this having spent years as a pilot in firefighting and dealing a lot with lookouts. This film told a story, set a mood, and delivered dramatic footage. Two thumbs up.

  • @Ghost-vi8qm
    @Ghost-vi8qm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have failed in society so I want to live rest of my life alone in such a similar beautiful place. I'm thinking moving to the Carpathians.

  • @recordingmylife123
    @recordingmylife123 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is life goals. My eyes would be glued to those windows all day watching the mountains😍

  • @chrisdiamondtravels7209
    @chrisdiamondtravels7209 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    great place to watch for ufos

    • @gillenzfluff8380
      @gillenzfluff8380 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Chris Diamond Travels Otherwise known as kites with lights ball lightning drones or cgi lol!

  • @kenbellchambers4577
    @kenbellchambers4577 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Leif, I too am employed as a fire prevention officer. I live in semi-tropical eastern Australia. I live alone near the headwaters of a small river. My job is to manage the forest fuel overload. I make compost and mulch and other items from the organic waste stream. I love living by myself, and I love manicuring the forest, cutting back excessive vines, deadwood, palm and tree fern fronds when they have died. Sometimes the scenery is so obstructed with bark, fronds, sicks and vines that nothing can be seen, and it looks rank and untidy. After clearing the dead stuff out, there are often striking scenes that emerge. Beautiful little glimpses of the creek and distant ridges. It is like being a painter creating living landscapes.
    I was wondering if you had much air traffic near your little outpost. It would be a great place to observe such things. I live under a busy jet corridor, and do daily observations and take many photos of morphing con trails. I ask because I saw traces of decomposing contrails in the background of some of your shots.

  • @jimtilley6077
    @jimtilley6077 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yea! It didn't take too long to read a few comments, and these too were like my own: very positive! I must admit, I would have to have my computer with me, there atop the Mountains, as this is always my Way to the world. I would love to be there, and actually have no problems with being alone; often prefer it.
    The night skies were amazing there, and this would be something to have the ability to see that clearly. In 2015, I thought this was in North America, nothing that could ever again be studied. Amazing!

  • @BoxOPirateCrayons
    @BoxOPirateCrayons 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been up on those mountains and around the fire look outs. Gorgeous place

  • @HoboTango
    @HoboTango 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The only thing I would worry about is having to encounter bears or mountain lions.

    • @420van01
      @420van01 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Get a nice 12gauge shotgun or for more long range needs a good .308 rifle with 3-12x, 42mm scope will do the trick! Hell, have both!

    • @MtnSnowflake
      @MtnSnowflake 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      By the time you see a bear, its too late to use a long range rifle. He needs to be carrying a .44 on his side at all times, even when he's sleeping.

    • @derpityderp-derp4007
      @derpityderp-derp4007 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is why you bring a firearm and some bear repellent. If a big cat comes at you, you will have no choice but to shoot it.

    • @HoboTango
      @HoboTango 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Incinerated Mdeical Waste Lives Matter Im not allowed to be in possession of firearm.

    • @derpityderp-derp4007
      @derpityderp-derp4007 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow.. sad.. and very illegal to deny anybody their right to defend themselves.

  • @ninjastellar
    @ninjastellar 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:35 what a stunning view. I am so grateful for being on this planet ❤

  • @vbabaria
    @vbabaria 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    thanks for sharing... i wonder how you recorded all these videos while living alone (must be one of those solo video recording device)

  • @neuralvibes
    @neuralvibes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just like others have mentioned, I would also do this for free - or, rather, for a minimal subsistence-level pay (just enough to go around for food and other necessities). The only thing missing in that cabin, and something that I would require, would be an energy source for my laptop. Fortunately, there are some pretty good and lightweight solar-powered battery chargers available which would be ideal for summer months. For winter months, things would be trickier of course and would require some actual fuel to be delivered to the cabin for charging the laptop. Once the laptop is up and running, Internet would be an option via satellite link, nowadays satellite Internet is pretty cheap. Why a laptop? Why Internet? Pretty simple, for creative work, for reading and keeping in touch with the outside world. You want to be away but at the same time you probably don't want to be completely isolated at the same time. Having a lifeline to the outside world via your laptop would bring you some sense of comfort and security along with enabling you to do some productive work on the side. This kind of work would be ideal for writing stuff, potentially even writing whole books. Or, you may not have any ambitions to become a writer but you may still want get away from the business of everyday life in order to be able to think clearly and reflect over your past, present, and future without distractions...

  • @fordgt402
    @fordgt402 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a stress free job,watch out for Grizzlies and mountain lions though.

    • @curtis7599
      @curtis7599 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or any psychotic weirdos roaming around

  • @TrollJohnSmith
    @TrollJohnSmith 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a lovely way to spend the summer...

  • @jeffschulte4630
    @jeffschulte4630 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This job would be incredible.

  • @MadGreekofChicago
    @MadGreekofChicago 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you are blessed like i was in 2001 to work a lookout in a area that hasn't been ravaged by fire recently, the view from outside your front door is marvelous.

  • @michaelseybold1743
    @michaelseybold1743 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Firewatch?

  • @thenoviceexplorer5575
    @thenoviceexplorer5575 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an awesome video. Id love to experience that kind of solitude and be immersed in such an incredible environment. Beautiful. An incredible job being done watching and relaying all that info. Very cool.

  • @PeterOldwood
    @PeterOldwood 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Seems a dream job for me. What is the position called? Where can I apply?

    • @numbereightyseven
      @numbereightyseven 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Try the internet. It has all sorts of useful information.

  • @NickgAnagnost
    @NickgAnagnost 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can certainly understand his feelings in regards to the weather. I work outside all day, every day from May to October. You become much more attuned to changes in the weather day to day, and more emotionally invested, as you will have to deal with the elements regardless. I found that this has stayed with me even after my work season ends and I find myself indoors every day...it's definitely how we are supposed to be, after living outdoors for a long time as humans. Interesting how this just switches on.

  • @bobbymac3215
    @bobbymac3215 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I want his job

  • @undergroundblu
    @undergroundblu 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was fantastic. Thank you all for sharing.

  • @alilavasa6840
    @alilavasa6840 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    how do you travel there , what about bears wolves etc

  • @petermyers479
    @petermyers479 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an amazing and awesome experience, making a modest living doing something so close to the bone, alone and self sufficient. Also doing a job that's very important to others must be fulfilling as well. Congratulations on having found something so outside yourself yet something that keeps you so inside yourself. I am green...

  • @nefarioussaint
    @nefarioussaint 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm just looking at this because of the game Firewatch, but damn it'll be cool to have a job like this.

    • @JaceTan-90
      @JaceTan-90 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ganter skyler Is it by chance that most of the layout of his house is similar to the game?

    • @nefarioussaint
      @nefarioussaint 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not quite

    • @JaceTan-90
      @JaceTan-90 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean there's the map, the stove, the fireplace and surprisingly the door. Although, he almost looked like the main character from Firewatch

  • @djbfresh1
    @djbfresh1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very Cool! And happy to hear that fire-lookouts are still operating.

  • @mrzed2349
    @mrzed2349 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I hope he's packing some heat

    • @MtnSnowflake
      @MtnSnowflake 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      .44 better be on his side all the time

    • @mrzed2349
      @mrzed2349 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto. I know I would be packing mine.

    • @panaxhorridum
      @panaxhorridum 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      For what? In much of the west there is very little threat from animals.

    • @mrzed2349
      @mrzed2349 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not only for animals. Humans can be vicious too

    • @MtnSnowflake
      @MtnSnowflake 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TuacaWaca Not true at all. I live in Montana, not a city in Montana, and we have bears, moose, deer, antelope and badger on the property near the house frequently

  • @cynthiashepherd7008
    @cynthiashepherd7008 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW ..... hope you realise how blessed you are !!

  • @11UncleBooker22
    @11UncleBooker22 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    and he's never seen Bigfoot.

    • @11UncleBooker22
      @11UncleBooker22 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      JD H. exactly

    • @JamesBond-uz2dm
      @JamesBond-uz2dm 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +John Booker Bigfoot is with Elvis in Area 51.

    • @Nonduality
      @Nonduality 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He sees Bigfoot and UFOs all the time. But if he wants to keep his job he doesn't report it.

  • @MidsierramusingBlogspot
    @MidsierramusingBlogspot 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember in the early 60s climbing a fire tower that was no longer in use. It was on the Gould City Road in the U.P. of Michigan not too far from our cabin. I used to wonder who had worked there and wished for a job like that. My favorite phrase from the video was "Keeping it simple".

  • @moseseseseses
    @moseseseseses 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Yes, in making a comment on this video about living in a van , that I've seen here on youtube , I would like to say that I have been in a van , a 91 GMC van for approximately two years now and I love it . I once lived on Beach Boulevard property for like 34 years , I sold my home, I didn't lose it, but after going through a divorce 14 years ago I had to start all over again and a van is like a steel tent on wheels, I have an inverter here, I joined the gym so a gym that I can go to 24 hours around the clock so showers and getting cleaned up and tending on to health needs have not been a problem and even before then down here in Long Beach , Mississippi you can park on the beach enjoy the beach everyday, which I do I'm usually six or seven days a week out in the Gulf of Mexico on an inner tube , enjoying the Sun and the water and if I want to take a shower without going to the gym there are free showers here on the beach and there are eating establishments across the street from the beach, a service station, Waffle House, and seafood restaurants , it is really nice down here on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and so anyway folks living in the van isn't that bad after all , see now I can live on the beach and not have to pay taxes, but when living on the beach for 34 years in the house, taxes had to be paid , so it does have its advantages and it grieves me when I hear some men's wives on some of these videos make a statement that they had told their husbands that they would divorce them before living in the trailer or probably even more so they would if living in a van, my response to that is I think you're a bit spoiled like most Americans are with all the conveniences and luxuries of life that we've been blessed with for many years and I think that everybody needs to get a different mindset and get ready for hard times because hard times are not only here but we're getting ready to face nuclear war under this president that we're under right now, the Bible does not lie , and it lets me know Americas going to be hit by nuclear bombs folks, and once an Ahab takes control over any nation just read what judgement fell on the land when Jezebel and Ahab we're in control, what when you have a Supreme Court that's in agreement to legislate that which is an abomination in the sight of God , you can look for problems and the problems are here and they're only going to get intense so America look to lose more homes and so you need to start getting ready cuz you're not going to be in your home much longer, even get a tent, even though I've got the van I've even got a tent because of something ever happens to the van I'll at least have a tent over my head and God wants us to be thankful no matter what providence brings our way because this is not our home anyway we've got a better home waiting for in heaven, thank you Jesus, Amen. Visit my youtube channel moseseseseses, free lessons in French, Spanish, and Gregg Shorthand.
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    • @JohnJohn-qq1cw
      @JohnJohn-qq1cw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That sounds like hard work, almost like you are trying to convince yourself, and us that you are happy living in a van. How do you wash your clothes? will restaurants even let you through the door looking like a bum? What do you do for money to buy meth, gas and food? I'm not being clever I really am curious.

    • @bobv8219
      @bobv8219 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      how does your political opinion fit into this video/comment section....

    • @serena15221
      @serena15221 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Laundromats exist

  • @morganbeasley
    @morganbeasley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A job I always wanted, guess I'll have to settle for homesteading in the Alaska wilds. Love watching the clouds roll by.

  • @jdnovora
    @jdnovora 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I will do this job for free as long as they give me free medical benefit (in my country its not free) and food. And they allow me to do gardening. That will be awesome. I can live for years on top of the mountain

  • @claredodd1258
    @claredodd1258 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stunning. Our world is so beautiful.

  • @JayVerdad
    @JayVerdad 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maan the views

  • @TheMrKrause
    @TheMrKrause 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing this with the world. Wonderful.

  • @blu7855
    @blu7855 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    isnt this like that one video game, firewatch?

  • @dbtlady4686
    @dbtlady4686 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Breathtaking views, I feel peaceful admiring the awesome beauty. Thank you

  • @davidm4160
    @davidm4160 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Does anyone else think of Ranger Rick from the Red Green Show?

    • @Hammett175
      @Hammett175 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      David M oh yeah

  • @MG-kj2fx
    @MG-kj2fx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The key to finding yourself, is to be alone in a place like this. Montana is a great place to find that. Would love to do this for a summer.

  • @jefffloyd7105
    @jefffloyd7105 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    don't lock yourself out of the cabin

  • @snailfarmer
    @snailfarmer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The lack of music was such a nice touch. Really conveys that natural pace of life

  • @bethanyhunt2704
    @bethanyhunt2704 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My dream job.

  • @polemeros
    @polemeros 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    What incredible photography.

  • @csmith563
    @csmith563 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    WHY, with such a big stove, split the wood so tiny? Another ?, why not use a maul & Wedge? Went by one in Klamath, a few yrs ago. Daughter now working supply for Klamath National Forrest. I could go thru a FEW books up there...
    I live off the Electric Grid, Propane, wood heat, haul my own water. Many folks come & go up here.They talk about how great it is but when it gets down to it, You need to be comfortable In your own SKIN, so many are not..

    • @gillenzfluff8380
      @gillenzfluff8380 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      C Smith Why not jam the logs in tyres so you don't have to keep picking up the split bits!

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful life, exquisitely photographed. I wish I was on a mountain in Montana right now, sigh...

  • @jaromor8808
    @jaromor8808 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    how could nature make it without humans watching out for fires?

  • @coe8159
    @coe8159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love hiking in mountains and all the time I am thinking, man I wish there was some way I could live up here.
    This is such a dream life I wish I could have.

  • @mansaakhenaten3172
    @mansaakhenaten3172 8 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    All of the bitter corporation slaves, go to hell. Don't be mad because you're spending your entire life doing what you probably hate just for the money. I'd choose this way of life any day over a crappy 9 to 5 office job where you spend your entire life being miserable. Life is all about happiness and fulfillment. Doing what you love everyday, not making the elite richer.

    • @mansaakhenaten3172
      @mansaakhenaten3172 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's your choice

    • @ophelia_n1514
      @ophelia_n1514 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mansa Akhenaten Finally someone said it
      I couldn't agree more!!

    • @DidrickNamtvedt
      @DidrickNamtvedt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So glad someone thinks just like me when it comes to living a life that actually gives you something you truly enjoy having as opposed to work just to earn money. I'd rather find something I'm truly passionate about and spend life being genuiney happy doing that than having an ordinary 9 to 5 job just because society expects me to.

    • @GonzoGonschi
      @GonzoGonschi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      such a devoted regime-conform slave sheep ;)

    • @nicknordstrom7509
      @nicknordstrom7509 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      um, what "bitter corporate slaves" are u referring to?

  • @AviationNut
    @AviationNut 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never knew that we still have fire lookouts in this day and age. With all the technology we have now like cameras, satellites and sensors this really surprises me. I actually wouldn't mind spending one summer like that, away from all the people, crime, pollution, politics and all the other crazy things that come with living in the real world.