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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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Basic three-sided concrete block | Basic three-sided concrete block shelter with picnic table out front. | ||
== Location == | == Location == | ||
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In Maple Springs Gap, just over ten miles south of Damascus. | |||
== Water == | == Water == | ||
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A spring is located 275 yards | A spring is located 275 yards below the shelter, which has two pipes. Flow depends on rainfall during the prior week. During summer, the spring may dry up, thus plan on packing in water. | ||
== Maintenance History == | == Maintenance History == | ||
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*Currently being checked by “Just Jim”. | *Currently being checked by “Just Jim”. | ||
*Apr 2007: Complete replacement the sleeping platform (thanks to grant from L.L. Bean). Also repaired water source by installing new pipe and cleaning out the pools. | |||
*Apr 2007: Complete replacement the sleeping platform (thanks to grant from L.L. Bean). Also repaired water source by installing new pipe and cleaning out the pools. | *May 2003: Roof leak fixed. | ||
*May 2003: Roof leak fixed. | *Nov 1992: New metal roof installed (thanks to Forest Service funding), along with donated picnic table carried to shelter. | ||
*Nov 1992: New metal roof installed (thanks to Forest Service funding) | *1959: Built by US Forest Service. | ||
*1959: Built by US Forest Service | |||
== Photo Gallery == | == Photo Gallery == | ||
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Image: New Sleeping Platform at Abingdon Gap Shelter.jpg|New Sleeping Platform | Image: New Sleeping Platform at Abingdon Gap Shelter.jpg|New Sleeping Platform | ||
Image: Abingdon_Gap_Shelter_spring_Apr2007.jpg|Water Source (April 2007) | Image: Abingdon_Gap_Shelter_spring_Apr2007.jpg|Water Source (April 2007) | ||
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