WHEN I WORKED FOR THE FOREST SERVICE IN 1992 I WROTE A CONTRACT FOR RESTORING A SIGNIFICANT AND QUAINT 1930'S LOOKOUT BUILDING ON THE UPPER LAKE DISTRICT IN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST. IT HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND WAS BUILT BY THE CCC MEN DURING WORLD WAR II. IT INCLUDED REPLACING THE ROOF CEDARS, GLASS PANES, AND PAINTING THE EXTERIOR AS WELL AS REPLACING SOME OF THE WOOD SIDINGS. I GAVE A TALK TO THE HORSEMAN'S ASSOCIATION AT UPPER LAKE WHO HAD BEEN PARTNERS TO KEEP IT FROM BEING VANDALIZED. THEY USED THIS SPOT FOR CAMPING WITH THEIR CLUB.
IT WAS APPROVED. AND I GOT MOST OF THE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES AND HAD A HELPER FROM THE HORSEMAN'S CLUB HELP LIFT ALL THE LUMBER AND GLASS UP TO THE HILL ON ROUGH ROADS ABOUT 18 MILES FROM UPPER LAKE. THE CLUB HELPED PUT IN NEW GLASS PANES ON SEVERAL WEEKENDS, AND THEY CLEARED OUT THE TRASH FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE (IT HAD BEEN USED BY HIPPIES FOR CAMPING). WE ALSO REMOVED A LOT OF BRUSH AND DEAD FALL FROM THE SURROUNDING VICINITY TO PREVENT FOREST FIRE PROBLEMS. SEVERAL FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND I AND A CLUB MEMBER RIPPED OFF SOME OLD ROOF SHINGLES AND NAILED ON NEW SHINGLES. WE ALSO REPLACED THE BOARDS ON THE SIDING AND PUT ON A LOCK TO KEEP VANDALS FROM ENTERING THE BUILDING.
IT LOOKED QUITE NICE AFTER ALL WORK WAS DONE. THIS STATION IS NOT USED TODAY AS A LOOKOUT AS THERE ARE TOO MANY TALL TREES SURROUNDING IT, BUT IT HAS A GREAT VIEW OF THE FOREST.
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