{"id":811,"date":"2020-11-18T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T16:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messysuitcase.com\/?p=811"},"modified":"2020-11-18T10:15:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T16:15:41","slug":"appalachian-trail-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/18\/appalachian-trail-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimme Shelter! (AT Style)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We found the Tucker Johnson Shelter at the cold halfway point of a recent hike on the Appalachian\/Long Trail south of Pico Mountain, just when we needed it. We had hiked a mile and a half up the mountain, to a point where the wind was becoming quite biting on a crisp November afternoon, so we were happy to take refuge in this three-sided building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Tucker Johnson Shelter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The trail guide that I use said that a shelter was going to be built sometime “after 2012,” and the building was a welcome sight. The shelter looked brand new, its blond wood barely weathered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did a little digging and discovered that the shelter was constructed by Green Mountain Club volunteers in fall 2018. (Read the story here.<\/a><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shelter was open on one side, and had four bunk beds. A sign on the wall instructed hikers on how to hang their food so they wouldn’t attract unwelcome bear scavengers. There was even a privy (outdoor toilet) nearby, the lap of luxury for through-hikers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n