The 360 degree view from the Devil's Head tower on Friday April 28, 2017. For the past 35 years, Bill Ellis, 85, and his wife Margaret Ellis, 77, have watched for smoke at the Devil's Head tower, one of Colorado's last operating fire lookout towers. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)
The Devil’s Head tower has been operated for the past 35 years by Bill Ellis, 85, and his wife Margaret Ellis, 77, who both watch for smoke from one of Colorado’s last operating fire lookout towers.
The 360 degree view from the Devil’s Head tower on Friday April 28, 2017. For the past 35 years, Bill Ellis, 85, and his wife Margaret Ellis, 77, have watched for smoke at the Devil’s Head tower, one of Colorado’s last operating fire lookout towers. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette. (Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)
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Devil’s Head tower stands 9,748 ft. above Pike National Forest on a cloudy day, Friday April 28, 2017. For the past 35 years Bill Ellis, 85, and his wife Margaret Ellis, 77, have watched for smoke at the Devil’s Head tower, one of Colorado’s last operating fire lookout towers. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette. (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Bill Ellis makes his way down the 143 steps that lead to the Devil’s Head tower on Friday April 28, 2017. For the past 35 years Bill Ellis, 85, and his wife Margaret Ellis, 77, have watched for smoke at the Devil’s Head tower, one of Colorado’s last operating fire lookout towers. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette. (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Bill Ellis, 85, and his wife Margaret Ellis, 77, share some words at their cabin at the base of the Devil’s Head tower on Friday April 28, 2017. For the past 35 years the couple have watched for smoke at the Devil’s Head tower, one of Colorado’s last operating fire lookout towers. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette. (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)
