Appalachian Trail Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos & Huts by Sarah Decker

Read the full post at - Appalachian Trail Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos & Huts by Sarah Decker The title of this book sounds modest. It is not a modest book. Sarah Decker went out and photographed and documented every single shelter on the Appalachian Trail — all 2,200 miles of it. The result is a beautiful, deeply niche reference book that, for the right reader, is an absolute treasure. I love the Appalachian Trail. I’ve never thru-hiked it, but I’ve been on enough sections to understand what a remarkable thing it is — the volunteer hours, the professional stewardship, the sheer institutional will it takes to maintain something that long and that complex across so many jurisdictions, seasons, and generations. It doesn’t just happen. People make it happen, over and over, year after year. That’s what makes this book more than a catalog. It’s a quiet meditation on continuity — on how a vision gets built, maintained, and passed forward. The shelters in this book range from rustic…