SLEEP IN A WORK OF ART
Near Quemado, NM: You may have heard of the Lightning Field, an art installation spread across a Southwestern plain, but did you know you can book a front-row seat?
At the edge of this desert scrub that's stuck with 400 electricity-attracting poles sits a lone log cabin. Linger on your porch and watch the lightning dance. May-Oct; from $150 per person; 505/898-3335. —K.A.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/07/uniquevacationrentals040710.DTL#ixzz0kUKUw6dm
SLEEP IN A FIRE LOOKOUT
Mt. Hood National Forest, OR: One of the world's cheapest rooms with a (killer) view comes with a price: a four-hour uphill kick-and-glide over a groomed snowmobile trail. Destination? The historic fire lookout on Oregon's Clear Lake Butte, one of dozens of U.S. Forest Service fire lookouts around the West.
It has a full-size bed (BYO bedding for additional guests) plus a gas range for fixing dinner, a potbelly stove for staying warm — and a 360° panorama that'll keep you mesmerized till it's time to turn in. $50; book at recreation.gov
Tip: For a list of fire lookouts around the West, check out firelookout.org/lookout-rentals.htm —Ted Katauskas
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/07/uniquevacationrentals040710.DTL#ixzz0kUM1q6EP
Thanks to the SF Gate for the info and Peter for the heads up.
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