"Gimme Shelter"
Oh, a storm is threat'ning
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away
(The Rolling Stones)
You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall.
God’s your Guardian,
right at your side to protect you—
Shielding you from sunstroke,
sheltering you from moonstroke.
You are my hiding place.
You will keep me out of trouble
and envelop me with songs that remind me I am free.
There are endless reasons to praise God, and many of them are included in the Book of Psalms. Book Four (Psalms 90–106) is made up of songs that praise and celebrate God for His creation, strength, work in history, and kingship. Although these songs are written to honor God, many require something from us. Throughout these psalms is the Hebrew word hallelujah, translated “Praise the Eternal!” That’s not just a passive verb, as in, “Praise be to the Eternal”; it’s an active imperative! We are commanded to praise Him. We are commanded to join angels above, people below, and all creatures in praising Him!
A prayer of Moses, a man of God.
Lord, You have always been our refuge.
Our ancestors made You their home long ago.
This is one to "wet your whiste" on the way to TAKE A HIKE!™~Victoria's Secret Cache.
Now for the history lesson...
Back around 1956, hidden from the road, yet very close to the highway,
and to the entrance to St. Anthony's Wilderness, stood the Clark's Valley Shelter.
At the time the entire mountain from the Victoria Trail to where the A.T. crossed the Clarks Valley Road
was owned by Victoria Farms who graciously donated use of the site,
and further, granted permission to cut any dead oak trees for use in the construction of the shelter.
It was decided to use concrete blocks in the construction. SATC members, mostly on Saturdays and Sundays, dug and poured the footers. Volunteers laid the blocks, eventually with aid from a string line. Of course, the oak trees intended to support the roof hung up on each other on the way down, but the volunteers eventually sorted that out. The Club had appropriated monies to purchase the roofing material.
But, Earl Shaffer managed to locate some used corrugated sheeting, which cost considerable less.
The bad news was that it had holes, which needed patching.
And, patch though they may, the holes were always opening up, giving a leaky roof.
Bunks were erected inside on 2 x 4's, with 1/2 inch hardware cloth stapled into place.
This type of bunk was standard at the time, and served for many years.
However, they had one big fault. As the hardware cloth wore out, it tends to snag and ruin sleeping bags.
A fireplace in front, just outside the overhanging roof, completed the Clark's Valley Shelter.
Both DER and the Game Commission sent representatives to the ribbon cutting.
The shelter was close to the highway, but well hidden. In all the years it was in use, it had very little debris to clean up.
However there was some trouble with young campers using their axes on the trees that provided shade for the shelter, and soon they were gone. Gone, too, was the fireplace, in just a few short years.
Much later, and much further from the road, the Club built a shelter on Peters Mountain, the Clark's Ferry Shelter.
THERE IS A VERY SPECIAL SMALL FTF BUT IT MAY NOT SUIT (OR FIT YOU ONE WAY OR ANOTHER) SO FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT TO PASS ON OR LEAVE FOR ANOTHER. DUE TO CACHE LOCATION THERE IS EXTRAORDINARY SIGNAL BOUNCE. COORDS WERE AVERAGED FROM A 20 MINUTE SETTING. ITS A KNOWN FACT THAT WHEN YOU'RE SEARCHING, YOUR MOVEMENT AFFECTS THE SIGNAL AS WELL. THAT BEING SAID, THE SUCCESSFUL CACHE FIND IS MADE BY BEING STILL AND OPENING YOUR EYES. THERE'S ONLY ONE OBVIOUS HIDING SPOT AND IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG TO SPOT.