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Take a pleasant day hike in the Great Smoky National Park in Tennessee.

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==How It Begins==
You are an experienced female hiker wearing suitable clothing for a hike (watch, shirt, shorts, socks, hiking boots), and carrying a hip pack (containing a headlamp, first aid kit, water bottle, and a bag of trail mix). Your male partner drops you off at a parking lot near the Lower Mt. Cammerer trail. It's 7:00 a.m. You intend to hike along the Appalachian trail to a fire tower and then hike back to the car park by 9:30 p.m. You just need a day by yourself.

==Notable Features==
* Puzzleless.
* One-way trip through the trail. In general, there is no backtracking, except for maybe one sidetrail.
* Full sensory experience. You are encouraged to use all five senses, and examine, listen to, touch, smell, and even taste.
* Progressive time. You have a watch, and can observe the changing position of the sun as you travel. Different actions take different amounts of time. 
* Random encounters handled as mini cutscenes. Several animals may be spotted in the game, including a bear.

==Versions==
===Release 1===
* ''The Fire Tower'' ([[Jacqueline A. Lott]]; 2004; [[Z-code]]).
** Release 1 / Serial number 040528 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/10
** [[2004 IF Art Show]]: Entered in Landscape Division. Awarded Best of Show.
** [[XYZZY Awards 2004]]: Winner of [[Best Setting]].
** {{ifarchive|art/if-artshow/year2004/|firetower.z8}}
** {{ifarchive|art/if-artshow/year2004/|firetower_map.jpg}}
** Also available on the [[IF Promotional CD, July 2005 Edition]].

==Links==
===General Info===
* [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intfic_firetower.html ''The Fire Tower'' homepage]. Includes review excerpts by some of the IF Art Show judges.
* {{baf game|The Fire Tower|2689}}.
* {{ifdb game|The Fire Tower|fcm1ikz9ttr6i99a}}.
* {{if50|The Fire Tower|2004-the-fire-tower|portal=TheFireTower|year=2004}}.
* {{hotud game|The Fire Tower|24896}}.

===Reviews===
* [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/review6.htm 2004 IF Art Show reviews] at [[IF Art Show]].
* [http://sparkynet.com/spag/f.html#firetower The Fire Tower] reviewed at [[SPAG]] by [[Mike Penman]].
* {{ifratings game|The Fire Tower|3116}}
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/18479ba021047c56/d370786ff0bba15e (GOTW) The Fire Tower] May 2005 rgif thread, promoted by [[Fredrik Ramsberg]]'s [[Game of the Week]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/5b608ed5f60e4213/6a164b8a60393d09 (REVIEW) The Fire Tower] Jul 2005 rgif thread, beginning with review by [[David Whyld]].
** This [http://brasslantern.org/reviews/text/firetower.html The Fire Tower review] is also published at [[Brass Lantern]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/7d3b5c19fa312173/e66c6f5fba57219f The Fire Tower] Dec 2005 rgif thread.

===Spoilers===
* [[ClubFloyd]] [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intfic_clubfloyd_20080301.html transcript].

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