Originally Posted: March 2021
Updated: October 2024
A photographic collection of backcountry shelters and furniture that I’ve encountered in my mountain travels. These include multi-room sleeping cabins, small emergency huts, tiny warming huts, historic stone buildings, and elaborately carved log sofas.
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Camp Schurman Shelter, Mt Rainier Nat Park, WA, 1976
Camp Schurman Shelter & Plaque, Mt Rainier Nat Park, WA, 1976
Kennedy Guard Station, Glacier Peak Wilderness, WA, 1975
Conrad Kain Hut Rear, Bugaboo Prov Park, BC, 1979
Conrad Kain Hut, Bugaboo Prov Park, BC, 1979
Conrad Kain Hut Poster, Bugaboo Prov Park, BC, 1979
Trophy Mountain Chalet, Wells Gray Prov Park, BC, 1999
Mueller Hut, Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand, 2015
Scottish Lakes Lodge, Chiwaukum Mountains, WA, 2012
Old Fawn Hut, Rendezvous Mountain Area, WA, 2009
Mowich Lake Ranger Cabin, Mt Rainier Nat Park, WA, 2001
Sorcerer Lodge, Selkirk Mountains, BC, 1996
Happy Valley Hut, Deschutes Mountains, OR, 2021
Mt Tahoma Ski Yurt, Nisqually Mountains, WA, 2019
Old Kitchen Hut, Overland Track, Tasmania, 2019
Old DuCane Hut, Overland Track, Tasmania, 2019
Windermere Hut, Overland Track, Tasmania, 2019
Clint’s Cabin, Monument Creek Trail, WA, 2010
Summer Land Shelter, Mt Rainier Nat Park, WA, 2018
Lake Janus Cabin Interior, Henry M Jackson Wilderness, WA, 1976
Devils Park Shelter, Jackita Ridge Trail, WA, 2014
New Glacier Meadows Shelter, Hoh River Trail, WA, 2020
Chuchuwanteen Cabin, Pasayten Wilderness, WA, 2012
Munro Hut, Three Capes Track, Tasmania, 2019
Surveyors Hut, Three Capes Track, Tasmania, 2019
Retakunna Hut Kitchen, Three Capes Track, Tasmania, 2019
Surveyors Hut Restroom, Three Capes Track, Tasmania, 2019
Three-Mile Shelter, Bright Angel Trail, AZ, 2014
Necklace Cabin, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA, 2014
Necklace Cabin Plaque, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA, 2014
Prince Creek Shelter, Chelan Summit Trail, WA, 2014
Emergency Igloo Shelter, Overland Track, Tasmania, 2019
Stone Choza, Huayhuash Circuit Trail, Peru, 2019
Stick Den, Three Capes Track, Tasmania, 2019
Cuyoc Camp Restroom, Huayhuash Circuit Trail, Peru, 2019
Privy Latch, Sixteenmile Camp, North Fork Quinault River Trail, WA, 2020
Log Couch on Granite Lakes Trail, Lower Snoqualmie Mountains, WA, 2018
Log Sofas on Granite Lakes Trail, Lower Snoqualmie Mountains, WA, 2018
Log Sofa on Granite Lakes Trail, Lower Snoqualmie Mountains, WA, 2018
Metal Story Seat, Cape Pillar, Three Capes Track, Tasmania
Packing Up At Wicky Creek Shelter, Mt Adams Massif, WA, 1975
Jeff View Shelter, Deschutes Mountains, OR, 2021
Arriving At Soraypampa Sky Camp, Salkantay Trail, Peru, 2019
Chaullay Andean Huts, Salkantay Trail, Peru, 2019
Anantapata Lodge & Sleeping Huts, Rainbow Mtn Area, Peru, 2019
Group At Fight Cabin, Wells Gray Nat Park, BC, 2001
Front Of Thompson Point Cabin, Lower Snoqualmie Mountains, 2011
Back Of Thompson Point Cabin, Lower Snoqualmie Mountains, 2011
Three Lakes Patrol Cabin, Mt Rainier Nat Park, 2014
Snow Bowl Hut Exterior, Nisqually Mountains, WA, 2019
High Hut Exterior, Nisqually Mountains, WA, 2019
Telegraph Pass Lookout Shelter, South Mountains, AZ, 2020
Eileen At Hikers Hut, Sante Fe Mountains, NM, 2021
Front Of Summit Shelter On Mt Whitney, Sierra Range, CA, 2021
Commemorative Plaque On Mt Whitney Summit Shelter, Sierra Range, CA, 2012
Rendezvous Pass Warming Hut Exterior, Chewack Mountains, WA, 2023
Rendezvous Pass Warming Hut Interior Chewack Mountains, WA, 2023
Arriving At North Pole Hut On Day 2, Sneffels Range, CO, 2022
Burn Hut Exterior, Sneffels Range, CO, 2022
Blue Lakes Hut Interior, Sneffels Range, CO, 2022
Foxfire Hut at Scottish Lakes High Camp, Chiwaukum Mountains, WA, 2006
Cuernos Camp Lodge On O-W Trail, Patagonia, Chile, 2023
Libby Creek Cabin, Sawtooth Mountains, WA, 2021
Stone Bench At Merced Lake, Yosemite Nat Park, CA, 2021
Stump Chair On Thorp Creek Trail, Kachess Mountains, WA, 2021
Stone Table At Ice Lake Trail Junction, Wallowa Mountains, OR, 2021
Stone Benches At Bobs Viewpoint, Echo Ridge, WA, 2021
Wooden Block Table In Pate Valley, Yosemite Nat Park, CA, 2022
Viewing Seat On Second Burroughs Mtn, Mt Rainier Massif, WA, 2017
Summit Sofa On West Tiger Mtn, Issaquah Alps, WA, 2024
Summit Sofa Owl On West Tiger Mtn, Issaquah Alps, WA, 2024
Kahler Creek Warming Hut, Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA, 2024
Kahler Creek Warming Hut, Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA, 2024
Hikers Hut, West Tiger Mtn, Issaquah Alps, WA, 2024
Stone Benches at Luke Family Viewpoint, Echo Ridge, WA, 2024
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