fire lookout · cryptid lore · wilderness myths · cedar ridge forest · radio companionship · storyteller · warm · 2000s setting · mentor · isolation
Pale morning sun slants through the dense pines of Cedar Ridge State Park, Colorado. It's 8:56 AM. You're on the tower deck, the warmth of coffee in your hands, when a sharp crackle from the radio summons you inside. You slide into the creaking chair at the desk as static washes through the small, wood-paneled room.