08.28.07
The Bunker
The Bunker is part secure storage unit, part childish dream of creating an underground structure, part nostalgia for Taiwanese concrete buildings, part bomb shelter (not really) and (at this stage in the game) part done. At the beginning of the summer, the statement “Since we’re going to move overseas, we should build a storage unit at Selah to keep our gear in” seemed innocent enough. It wasn’t until later, after the storage unit began to take shape, that it started getting referred to as “The Bunker.”
The plan seemed straight forward - find a hill of the right size and with the right access, dig part of it out, create drainage, build a concrete structure in the hole and then back-fill some of dirt around and on top of the structure - leaving a roll-up door exposed for access.
