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A few weeks after closing up the bunker on Rattlesnake Ridge we were given the task to close it up... again. Why would someone reopen the bunker? A feeling of uneasiness swept through our minds along with questions, theories, and concern for our own safety. Was someone looking for something that belonged to them? Or was it a group of teenagers that had nothing better to do? (We were tipped off that it was the latter.) Our crew was short two people so the task at hand seemed challenging consider the fact that everyone was interested and ready to help the first time around, over a dozen people, and today we have four brave souls.
When the bunker was closed after its discovery, the walls in the back were cut and filled in with debris while the entrance of the bunker was stuffed with logs and debris. The person or group of people manage to pull the logs out of the entrance before hitting a wall of debris, about a good 3 meters in. Our mistake was leaving that much of bunker structurally sound.
The logs that were pulled out were tossed down into the stream below it; creating a log jam choking the stream. Woody debris along with rocks and silt that was have normally been flushed out collected at the jam. This is a year round, fish bearing stream so it is very important to return it back to its natural state.
While the stream was being released of its choke hold, the roof of the bunker was being unearth. It was interesting to see the construction of bunker. A layer of dirt covered tarp followed by another layer of tarp and a layer of dirt of which underneath all of that a layer of tarp and newspaper with editorial comics of the race for president between Obama and McCain.
Pieces of the roof were pried off one by one after the dirt was removed and tarp cut back.
These next photos show the depth and amount of dirt used to cover the lower portion of the bunker.
When looking closely, you can see the layers of tarp and dirt.
This day of uneasiness became another day of great teamwork. With the wall supports cut down and roof nonexistent there is nothing left to uncover.
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