The shelter looks like a great spot for escaping the bear attacks. My mother in law worked for the forest preserve in AZ and would have to do various maintenance building projects at the end of desolate trails. It involved hauling lumber and building supplies via donkey and mule to the spot.
That would be very cool to work with pack animals. The shelter didn't have a bear box which some of the only hiking forums lamented but hauling in a heavy steel box would probably have been too much for the construction crew. I was very interested in the construction. There were proper cement pilings supporting the shelter I was surprised to see that given getting materials in to this location had to be tough.
I read more online and they used a helicopter to air drop in materials! they should have brought a bear box 😁
Wow that is much easier than packing a concrete mixer up the mountain.