Gimme shelter

The Anderson Pass shelter (above), is rectangular in shape and measures approximately 22′ x 19′. It is a rough-hewn, one story building with pole wall construction and vertical board and batten siding. Its modified gable roof features cedar shakes and exposed log rafters. Inside, there is a wooden floor and several bunk bed frames that line the rear wall. has a horizontal log sill on a stone foundation with slat wood floorboards and bunk beds extends along rear wall.
I have never slept in any of the shelters I have come accross in my Olympic ramblings. They tend to be havens for rodents and often seem dark and depressing compared to the forest and streams around them. I prefer a tent or a tarp. Or nothing at all. I have taken refuge in them during storms, however, and I appreciate the fact that there are still a few of them around. One of the best cups of tea I have ever had was one that I made in the Happy Four Shelter, on my way out from climbing Mount Olympus, during a raging thunderstorm back in 1993.
Funny how some things just stick with you.