Dam Shack

Day 318: Was it the dam operator's domicile? A storage shed for tools or other equipment? Does my key work in the lock on the door? What would I find inside? I don't know the answer to any of these questions, believe it or not, although the last two pose quite a temptation and might yield up the answer to either of the first two. In any event, the dam shack is perched rather precariously, a factor which may have led to its abandonment. The dam is defunct, although the concrete spillway is still solid. The wooden penstocks emerging from its base have decayed into splinters and a spaghetti-tangle of reinforcing wire. It's an intriguing location, this forgotten corner of Mount Rainier National Park. Maybe some day, I'll unlock its secrets.