Not so much living as vacationing. Did you know that you can rent a fire look out tower at several locations in the US National Forest system?
The National Forests Foundation has information about lookout rentals in the western states
And nine questions about renting one of the lookouts
These are high, but not high-end, accommodations, but once you get there, the views must be magnificent!
Lookout living is not all blue huckleberries and kinnikinnik jam, however. Like lighthouse keepers, lookout living requires some accommodations.
Here are some of the photos from this delightful book that combines history, drawings, photos and recipes. The book is available from the National Forests Foundation website store, or Amazon.
See also:
Gunsmoke and Knitting 