We left for Matheson in the morning to head up to Coulson Fire tower. Upon arrival we went down Forrestry Road and then down Nickle road (which turned out to be a an access road for farmers to access the rear of their properties) after turning around due to the mud we made our way to Diamond road and turned again on the right side of Nickle road and up to Painkiller road. After some distance passing by cottage roads we found our parking spot. We hiked down the road and came across a friendly trapper and his wife who gave us the heads up where to avoid his traps. We walked through
a couple of flooded areas and a large beaver pond. A kilometer or so down the road we came to a cabin and a trail leading to the tower. The hike to the tower is a fairly easy hike with some slick rocks but very manageable. The tower stood out of the trees still guarding the area or so it seemed.
The views were spectacular, a full view of Coulson lake on the north side. I got to test out my new Esbit alcohol stove and cooked up some Hi-Mountain chilli and some mocha hot chocolate.
On the way back we stopped for some fishing at Painkiller Lake without luck
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