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The Appalachian Trail, backcountry shelters, lean-tos, and huts, Sarah Jones Decker, [Appalachian Trail Conservancy]

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The Appalachian Trail

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Sarah Jones Decker, [Appalachian Trail Conservancy]

backcountry shelters, lean-tos, and huts

"Whether you have spent a night or six months on the Appalachian Trail, every hiker eventually experiences one of the trail's iconic lean-tos or huts. More than 250 such backcountry structures exist on the 2,000-mile route, and they have welcomed hikers since the trail's inception in 1937. The Appalachian Trail organizes and assembles every single shelter for the first time in this informative and unique resource packed with trail and shelter photos, information, and detailed maps. Photographer and writer Sarah Jones Decker thru-hiked the AT in 2008 and re-hiked it again in 2018 and 2019 for this massive documentary project. Decker worked with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy-and in a creative collaboration with the trail community of hikers, historians, photographers, writers, and clubs-to create this first-of-its-kind resource. It is the ideal gift for anyone planning or dreaming of a hike on the AT" --, Provided by publisher

Shelter history -- AT shelters at a glance -- Trail clubs -- Key -- Georgia -- Shelter etiquette -- North Carolina/Tennessee -- Bear systems -- Virginia -- West Virginia -- Maryland -- Water -- Pennsylvania -- Caretakers -- New Jersey -- Signs -- New York -- Building materials -- Connecticut -- Campsites -- Massachusetts -- Fires -- Vermont -- Privies -- New Hampshire -- Shelter journals -- Maine -- Leave no trace -- Shelter graveyard

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