May 26, 2023 shift – Morning marine layer @3100ft, light winds, limited visibility until 1300hrs. Clear skies and 15+ miles visibility in the afternoon. No visitors. Road to gate is good; as reported drive to tower very rough. Left 3 … Read More
Arrived the night before and camped near the tower. Cleaned the windows and organized some of the items in the cab in preparation for the new season. I sorted out all the topo maps and put them in their respective … Read More
Arrived at tower at 8:00 am. No locks on the gate. Uncovered all of the furniture, folded visqueen sheets, and stored them with paint supplies. Morning line up at 9:35 am. No visitors except some large lizards, a handsome 4′ … Read More
5-15-23 Today the lookout was restocked and opened for the season. A crew consisting of: Steve Benoit Lois Van Buren Martha Karstens Tom Hagn Jess Mason Worked to restock the items in the lookout for the upcoming season. Thanks to … Read More
Quick trip to the Tower on 4/28/2023 to check security camera (still in good shape, needed new batteries). Warm day with highs around 78F. Road has been graded and is in decent shape. No work done on the road after … Read More
4-26-23 Went up to the lookout to do some maintenance. Tassajara Rd. was in good condition all the way to the gate, having just been graded. Met the FS Law Enforcement on the road. He was on his way back … Read More
4-18-23 Started up the road from Jamesburg. Noticed road equipment at Jamesburg beginning to work on Tassajara Rd. Went to the lookout. The road was in poor shape but didn’t need 4WD. There was no snow on the road. The … Read More
Monday, April 10 The road up to the Tower was horrendous, requiring a high clearance, 4-wheel drive vehicle. The good news is that there were piles of fresh gravel rock laid out that weren’t there when we drove in. The … Read More
Lynn and Gail journeyed to the lookout today, 3/31 Friday, and encountered deep snow and ruts. There were some previous tire tracks on Tassajara Road, but we had to cut the trail to the lookout. Lots of leaking in the … Read More
Lookout #51 and lookout#7 went up on 2/10/23 for tower check. Road was easily passable in a 4Runner no 4 wheel required. Large puddle shortly after gate at Nason Ranch , some snow still on the road, also road was … Read More
