Bushwhacked up to the fire tower near Devils Cascade last week. Actually a very easy hike. A lot of exposed granite as you get to the top of the hill.
Found the foundation of the fire tower and the top of the tower. Looks like they may have cut the tower down, then cut up the steel supports and left the tower top lying on its side in the woods. Not much stuff around, spent a half hour doing circles trying to find the cabin and outhouse and trash piles but never did.
Inside the top of the tower, there are still many signatures and dates scratched into the paint, some still legible. Oldest i saw was 1948. Pretty fun.

Many I have been to have written signatures on the outsides and the dates that the person staffed the tower. I have been a lookout in them a few times. Many times I shuttled supplies to the current lookout/towerman or woman.

Most of the full time lookouts I have met are unique individuals after living in isolation for months at a time, a persons bubble can get off level.

What? Like this guy?

More like this.

Many can be rented now for the public to stay in.

Fire Tower Lookout Association

Not that I want to turn into Ranger Gordon, but where was that old tower, in relation to the Devils Cascade gorge and the Sioux Hustler trail?