gaunt — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
stripped — having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed: trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
populate — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
sheltered — protected or shielded from storms, missiles, etc., by a wall, roof, barrier, or the like.
weather-beaten — bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.
wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
windswept — open or exposed to the wind: a wind-swept beach.