Was the old Garfield Shelter on the pond side of the Garfield Ridge Trail or on the opposite (south) side of the trail?
RoySwkr said:The trail used to be closer to the pond, I'm not sure which side of the present trail it was on but I'll bet the pond side
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=44.1875&lon=-71.61889
I'm not sure there was a separate warden's cabin, the lookout was often expected to live in the cab of the 12x12 and 14x14 lookouts. There used to be a shed just below the summit but don't know if it is still there.bill bowden said:when was the tower removed from Garfield and where was the Warden's cabin located?
bcskier said:I remember staying at the shelter in my early teens. It was beside the pond where Elizabeth Spring enters, which I believe is the site where Nutsosa mentions the "not so stealth" campsite.
This map also points out an ambiguity in some descriptions of the possible location of the old shelter. Therre were two trails by the pond--the NS connector to the Garfield trail and the (EW) ridge trail.Nutsosa said:On this older topo map, the site I'm talking about is near where the shelter is marked (not sure the shelter is marked accurately though).
Part of a general policy of dealing with pond shore overuse by eliminating lakeshore shelters, thus causing even more overuse of remaining shelters.Ed Poyer said:Does anyone know why the shelter was moved to the present site, and when? I dimly recall something about a fouled water supply, but I may be confusing that with another shelter.
Enter your email address to join: