Waldo Mountain Lookout Wrapped

The lookout on Waldo Mountain has been wrapped to protect it from the Cedar Creek Fire, which started in the Waldo Lake Wilderness on August 1. The lookout was built in 1957. It is no longer staffed, but the Forest Service decided to wrap it in fire protection anyway.

UPDATE 1: On August 11 they posted a timelapse video on YouTube:

UPDATE 2: Here are more photos of the lookout being wrapped. And this photo was posted to Instagram and shows how close the fire is getting:

 

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Update 3: The nearby Huckleberry Mountain lookout has also been wrapped.