Would you hike the Appalachian Trail to save an old lookout tower? Author and soon-to-be Asheville resident Peter Barr would … and is. He wants to save the Shuckstack fire tower in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and as of July 9, he has raised $2,178 — almost one-third what he estimates it will take to repair and restore the structure.

In this 1951 photo, Ranger Cooley scans the 360-degree view from the Shuckstack tower.