On Saturday, Greg and I went for a walk on some of the university property down the road from my apartment. The land is gorgeous; it's a mixed plot of swamp, field, woods and a lot of it is bordered by the river. We walked out to the far edge of the property...right up to the river. The land builds up and creates a little cliff that overlooks the water. While we were admiring the view, we happened to notice a large pile of sticks and leaves piled on the very edge of the cliff. Looking closer, we realized they were covering some sort of shelter in the wall of the cliff. We wanted to get a closer look, so we climbed down the cliff wall toward the river's edge. At the bottom of the cliff, we found exactly what we thought it was, a shelter of some sort...long abandoned.
The plastic was obviously part of the ceiling at one point, but has since come unfastened. Inside the shelter, we were able to see shovel marks where the walls were carved out.
The walls themselves were a mix of hard clay and silt. It was a decent size...Greg and I could both stand comfortably. Inside, there was also a fire pit that had been dug and wire grate that I imagine was used for cooking.
The whole shelter looked very well built and I bet it was a very nice place to stay during the warm summer nights. We figure someone was using the shelter for a project, something for a class at the university perhaps....or maybe someone just wanted to get a little closer to nature. With the view from their shelter, can't really say I blame them...
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