The Rambler

Half buried Outlaw Cabin
We aren't supposed to be as
tall as the cabin!
Left to right: Asha Patel,
Tara Reeves, Lynette Brooks,
Anne Elliott, Mike Avondet,
Jennifer Edgar, Liz Cordova
and Barbara Alexander.
BRUCE MOORE'S OUTLAW CABIN HIKE
LONE PEAK WILDERNESS AREA
JUNE 20, 2010
There is an old wooden cabin that was built by the Allen Brothers and Alan
Summerhays. The cabin has three cots, a pot belly stove, cabinets and two
small windows. It is built from trees downed in the area and the roof is lined
with plastic and dirt/grass for insulation. All the materials besides the trees
were hauled to the location by horseback. Many of the locals referred to the
cabin as “The Outlaw Cabin”. The cabin construction began in the summer
of 1960 and was completed in 1967, prior to the area being designated as
wilderness area. In October 1997, a Draper family was once caught in a
blinding snow storm and took shelter in the cabin until they were rescued.
There is a journal in the cabin that visitors can add their stories to. One tale
includes a group using the cabin as a shelter from wild dogs. Hard to say if
it is true, yet the stories add to the cabin’s uniqueness.
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