The Meadow creek fire tower looks a lot different than the last time I was there you can see the old tower here 

 

 

The tower is somewhere outside of Newport TN.

 

 

Just when you’re not sure if you’re even on the right windy dirt forest road there’s a sign!

 

 

From the parking lot a path

 

 

that spirals to the top.

 

 

And this it now what to tower looks like! Kind of boring actually.

 

 

Though the stairs are much safer than the ones I climbed a couple of years ago.

 

 

The views are just a spectacular.

 

 

In all directions. I think this is overlooking Green and Cocke counties.

 

 

It’s a pretty nice place to watch a sunset from.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And to watch the stars come out.