The idea for the bunker came to me after months of staring at the pit that dominated my yard.The pit was a constant embarrassment and point of contention with my neighbors, a blight on my property, a cesspool after every rainfall, and a continued cause for concern as the economy and housing market slid further into depression.
One day in late 2007 I was standing on a plank spanning what used to be the deep end of my pool. I could see hundreds of miles of dessert, stretching all the way to ground zero of the atomic age- trinity site. Leaping off the board, I was surrounded by concrete walls and hidden from the world.
I knew in that instant that the most pressing and appropriate use of this space - regardless of all other desires - would be the construction of a fortified bunker for my family, and future owners of this property.
