(pic heavy) Overnight at Davenport Gap Shelter (Appalachian Trail) Jan 3-4

**Klaussinator** · 01-05-2015, 20:54

Shweeeeet!

Wonderful pics and a great trip report, thanks! Funny how Mother Nature knos when you're (not) ready for rain, haha.

-Klauss

**JSH** · 01-05-2015, 21:07

Nicely done. I lived in Haywood County for 10 years a couple lifetimes ago. Your trip reminds me of those times. Those mountains hold a lot of amazing settings. Thanks for sharing.

**Tacoma96** · 01-05-2015, 21:24

Looks like a great time, thanks for sharing with us.

**lchavez** · 01-05-2015, 21:47

Looks like a fun trip.

**tugboater** · 01-05-2015, 21:55

nice pictures. looks like a fun trip

**NickR** · 02-28-2015, 09:02

Thanks for sharing. Looks like a good time. I will have to add this area to my list of places to hike.

**penguinxing** · 02-28-2015, 13:29

Man that shelter looks pretty cool.

**Fastest1** · 02-28-2015, 22:32

Originally Posted by penguinxing

Man that shelter looks pretty cool.

Til you stay in it, as in the photos. It is wet. At the least the roof needs to be repaired.

**AdventureMyk** · 03-01-2015, 01:25

Fastest, the Monday after we got back I called the forest service, gave them the info and even sent the pics to help them identify the damage and where it was. They were happy to get it saying it was new damage and they would get someone up to do a survey and schedule the repair. It's a pretty popular spot and that was back in the first week of January. I have a feeling it is already repaired. They actually were very easy to work with at the NFS and most of them are avid hikers among other things who also use those shelters. A 12 person shelter that only works with 5 is an issue that they wanted resolved.