The largest collection of lean-to pictures ever (probably) (image heavy)

DSettahr · 04-20-2012, 06:29 PM

Ode to an Adirondack lean-to... The following pictures represent roughly 40% of the lean-tos in New York State.

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DSettahr · 04-20-2012, 06:30 PM

Continued from above...

Justin · 04-20-2012, 07:19 PM

Awesome photos!

rollinslover64 · 04-20-2012, 07:49 PM

That is awesome! Thanks for posting!

dundee · 04-20-2012, 08:06 PM

D, are you limiting this to ADK lean-to's? It looks like you have a pic of Old Job and that's in VT.

DSettahr · 04-20-2012, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dundee

D, are you limiting this to ADK lean-to's? It looks like you have a pic of Old Job and that's in VT.

Yep- and quite a few of them are in the Catskills as well. Not limited to the Adirondacks, but to the "Adirondack style" of camping shelter.

snav3 · 04-20-2012, 08:26 PM

Wow, thanks for that!

DSettahr · 04-20-2012, 08:28 PM

There are 123 lean-tos shown. My last count of lean-tos in New York State was around 275 total- so what's shown is roughly 44% of the total number of lean-tos in NY.

Of the 123 shown, 3 (Black Pond, Long Pond, and Bozen Kill) are day use only. Of the remaining 120 where one can legally camp, I've spent at least one night in 79. (My currrent total is somewhere around 115 or 120, but I don't have pictures of the others, unfortunately!)

Edb 46 er · 04-20-2012, 10:12 PM

Yeah, thanks for the photos. To many years ago I remember my first visit to a Adirondack Lean-To.

Rusty and the Maniac · 04-21-2012, 01:19 AM

very nice, I have a lot of good memories form a lot of those places! seeing pics brought some of em back! Thanks!

richard1726 · 04-21-2012, 02:56 AM

Seen one seen them all, NOT! Great collection, nice post.

DuctTape · 04-21-2012, 06:40 AM

Are you also keeping track of which ones have been removed or moved, such as Deer Brook?

geogymn · 04-21-2012, 08:37 AM

Nice compilation. Mewonders the total number of walking miles to accumulate such a huge pictorial library.

Judgeh · 04-21-2012, 09:12 AM

These photos are urging me to plan for my next backpack.

Edb 46 er · 04-21-2012, 09:55 AM

[QUOTE=richard1726;184894]Seen one seen them all, NOT! Great collection, nice post.[/QU
Just seeing and visiting a few of these Adirondack wonders has been enough for me.

Edb 46 er · 04-21-2012, 09:57 AM

I find spirituality in these secluded spots as well.

DSettahr · 04-21-2012, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DuctTape

Are you also keeping track of which ones have been removed or moved, such as Deer Brook?

Somewhat. Its not easy to keep track of, since it's not always announced to the general public. Sometimes, a lean-to is moved but it may only be moved about 20 feet from where it was (as in the case of Moose Pond Stream). I haven't decided if when a lean-to is moved a significant distance (as is the case with the Howard and Deer Brook lean-tos) if that means I need to stay at it again in order for it to still count towards the lean-to challenge. Probably not- since it's so hard to keep track of, and so many lean-tos are destined to be moved in the near future, since so many of them are right on either a body of water or hiking trail or both (Spruce Lake #2 is getting moved this spring).

Edb 46 er · 04-21-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DSettahr

Somewhat. Its not easy to keep track of, since it's not always announced to the general public. Sometimes, a lean-to is moved but it may only be moved about 20 feet from where it was (as in the case of Moose Pond Stream). I haven't decided if when a lean-to is moved a significant distance (as is the case with the Howard and Deer Brook lean-tos) if that means I need to stay at it again in order for it to still count towards the lean-to challenge. Probably not- since it's so hard to keep track of, and so many lean-tos are destined to be moved in the near future, since so many of them are right on either a body of water or hiking trail or both (Spruce Lake #2 is getting moved this spring).

I think you should secure each site that has been moved all over again. But why have they moved the lean-to's. Is it that the lakes and ponds have receded?

DSettahr · 04-21-2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Edb 46 er

I think you should secure each site that has been moved all over again. But why have they moved the lean-to's. Is it that the lakes and ponds have receded?

No, they are actually moving the lean-tos away from water bodies, not closer. The problem is that riparian zones (shoreline along lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, wetlands, etc) are extremely fragile, and very susceptible to negative impacts from hikers and campers. Many of the lean-tos were constructed prior to when land managers understood just how much of an adverse impact shoreline camping can have upon the ecosystem.

Now that we know better, the DEC has been working to move many the lean-tos located right on bodies of water further back to better protect those water bodies- especially those lean-tos that are "high use" lean-tos, and already have an unacceptable level of impact within the riparian zone.

Zach · 04-21-2012, 02:53 PM

Thanks for the great collection of photos. Have you been to the Queer Lake lean-to? That is my favorite of the few I have visited.
Zach

04-20-2012, 06:29 PM	#1
DSettahr ɹǝqɯǝɯ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,835	The largest collection of lean-to pictures ever (probably) (image heavy) Ode to an Adirondack lean-to... The following pictures represent roughly 40% of the lean-tos in New York State. Continued in next post...

04-20-2012, 08:26 PM	#7
snav3 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 97	Wow, thanks for that! __________________ ~~Leave no trace~~

04-21-2012, 01:19 AM	#10
Rusty and the Maniac Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Plattsburgh Posts: 318	very nice, I have a lot of good memories form a lot of those places! seeing pics brought some of em back! Thanks! __________________ "Ahh! The old fishing hole... so peaceful and relaxing. Doesn't even matter if I catch a single fish -- ah! Come on you stupid fish, take the bait! Don't make me come down there!" -Homer Simpson

04-21-2012, 06:40 AM	#12
DuctTape Out of Shape Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,304	Are you also keeping track of which ones have been removed or moved, such as Deer Brook? __________________ "I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours." -Bob Dylan in Talkin' World War III Blues

04-21-2012, 08:37 AM	#13
geogymn Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 873	Nice compilation. Mewonders the total number of walking miles to accumulate such a huge pictorial library. __________________ "A culture is no better than its woods." W.H. Auden

04-20-2012, 06:30 PM	#2
DSettahr ɹǝqɯǝɯ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,835	Continued from above...

04-20-2012, 07:19 PM	#3
Justin member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,807	Awesome photos!

04-20-2012, 07:49 PM	#4
rollinslover64 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 342	That is awesome! Thanks for posting!

04-20-2012, 08:06 PM	#5
dundee Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 573	D, are you limiting this to ADK lean-to's? It looks like you have a pic of Old Job and that's in VT.

04-20-2012, 08:28 PM	#8
DSettahr ɹǝqɯǝɯ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,835	There are 123 lean-tos shown. My last count of lean-tos in New York State was around 275 total- so what's shown is roughly 44% of the total number of lean-tos in NY. Of the 123 shown, 3 (Black Pond, Long Pond, and Bozen Kill) are day use only. Of the remaining 120 where one can legally camp, I've spent at least one night in 79. (My currrent total is somewhere around 115 or 120, but I don't have pictures of the others, unfortunately!)

04-20-2012, 10:12 PM	#9
Edb 46 er Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Boonville Posts: 282	Yeah, thanks for the photos. To many years ago I remember my first visit to a Adirondack Lean-To.

04-21-2012, 02:56 AM	#11
richard1726 46er2618 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: 06333, Kailua, Hawaii, Toulon Fr & Bergenz Austria Posts: 301	Seen one seen them all, NOT! Great collection, nice post.

04-21-2012, 09:12 AM	#14
Judgeh Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,295	These photos are urging me to plan for my next backpack.

04-21-2012, 09:55 AM	#15
Edb 46 er Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Boonville Posts: 282	[QUOTE=richard1726;184894]Seen one seen them all, NOT! Great collection, nice post.[/QU Just seeing and visiting a few of these Adirondack wonders has been enough for me.

04-21-2012, 09:57 AM	#16
Edb 46 er Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Boonville Posts: 282	I find spirituality in these secluded spots as well.

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