Shelter at Terribithia gets a face lift Phase 1

The old shelter located in the corner of Terribitha, built last Spring was just too small for the large classes this year. The location is great the wind and rain have little effect. (survival lesson: build your shelter in a safe place)

The Wicikup design was proven too be quite strong. This design was used by many Native American people for thousands of years. Keeping with our tradition use anything and everything recycle it all. We began collecting blow down fir limbs and cottonwood saplings. The basic structure can be seen here, we are just extending the front of the shelter sorta like a lodge. The 4th graders wanted to jump the gun and put on fir boughs before the all important weather proofing - plastic sheeting! 

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