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Former Admin
10-19-2002, 10:24
Info, questions, comments, experiences (good or bad) regarding - Kay Wood Lean-to
Past/Present hikers - what can future hikers expect here? Have any good stories or memories from here?
Future hikers - any questions?
Another nice Mass. shelter with 4 bunks and a loft. Water is directly in front of the shelter down a steep hill. On the night of Sept 12, 2001, a friend and I shared the shelter with 2 sobo section hikers headed for New York and carrying over 2 weeks worth of food and a sobo thru-hiker named Nate. The next morning Nate demonstrated his breakfast technique of eating instant oatmeal dry and got completely choked on it (he eventually coughed it up).
ez-does-it
10-21-2002, 10:27
DebW is right abouth this shelter.
However there needs to be mention that there is also many nice spots to set up your tent/tarp so for people like me who like to hit the shelter area but not stay in them Kay Wood is a good place for tenting.Be careful going down the steap hill for water.Also down by the water site are good places for tenting.;)
poison_ivy
07-06-2003, 15:59
Stayed in the shelter on July 5 with five others in the shelter and three tenting outside it. It's in great shape -- though a little buggy at this time of year. The ridgerunner cut through the brush blocking the path to water while we were there this weekend, which helped out a bit. Watch out for the slippery rocks -- a section hiker took a nasty looking fall on his way down the ravine to collect water.
-- Ivy
B Thrash
10-04-2003, 20:03
Be careful - five steps at night without a light and you are over the cliff. Kay Wood Lean-to is tipical of all the Mass. shelters, they are very nice, and well maintained. Thanks AMC.
Sleepy the Arab
10-04-2003, 23:12
Originally posted by B Thrash
Thanks AMC.
Wow. I thinks that's a first for an AT site!
Flash Hand
01-28-2004, 05:14
Sorry, pardon me for my igrogants... what is lean to?
Flash Hand :jump
Sorry, pardon me for my igrogants... what is lean to?
lean-to: A rough shed or shelter having a lean-to roof. In Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut Shelters are called Lean-Tos.
I met Kay Wood last Saturday at the Mass. Maintainers' Gathering. She's a short lady in her 70s or 80s, still spunky and interested in the trail. Gave up her position as monitor coordinator for northern Mass. the year before last. Neat lady, and quite modest too.
Blue Jay
01-28-2004, 10:07
I met Kay Wood on the Trail in '98'. She was picking small sticks off the trail. She apologized to me that there was a downed tree up ahead. She said she had been calling for 5 days and could not get any one to remove it and was clearly upset about it. All of the trail workers in Mass. are amazing dedicated people. I only found out later that it was her.
mooseboy
07-26-2005, 10:02
Spent night here 7-21-05. Bugs were surprisingly few so I slept in the shelter instead of tenting. Despite someone else's post about plentiful tent sites, I didn't see any good locations. Perhaps you have to look farther away from the shelter?
Water is steeply downhill, though not a long way.
Overall, a nice clean, comfortable lean-to. There didn't seem to be any mice, either.
Blue Jay
07-28-2005, 18:58
Spent night here 7-21-05. Bugs were surprisingly few so I slept in the shelter instead of tenting. Despite someone else's post about plentiful tent sites, I didn't see any good locations. Perhaps you have to look farther away from the shelter?
Water is steeply downhill, though not a long way.
Overall, a nice clean, comfortable lean-to. There didn't seem to be any mice, either.
Thank you, Sickscull and Eggbert for the unasked for Shelter Review.
mooseboy
07-29-2005, 12:07
Again, more sarcasm. Don't know what I did to offend you.
At least I'm not posting here asking what a "lean-to" is.
TakeABreak
07-29-2005, 16:45
From the original post, I thought the person was asking for comments, questions and such.
Dances with Mice
07-29-2005, 17:01
Thank you, Sickscull and Eggbert for the unasked for Shelter Review.W-B has devoted a Forum to “AT Shelters & Lean-tos…
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=34
with Subforums for each state, including Massachusetts…
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=51
with threads for each shelter, including Kay Woods Lean-to… http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=321
Each thread asks for “Info, questions, comments, experiences (good or bad) regarding…” that shelter. Mooseboy’s contribution was precisely on topic.
wystiria
05-01-2008, 16:25
Stopped in for lunch on 4/27/08 the walk from the trail is flat and easy so don't pass it by! shelter is super clean and in good shape! great perch atop a small ridge.
water source was running.
plenty of tent spots.
CrumbSnatcher
05-01-2008, 21:37
this would be a good shelter for a sobo. going nobo i have always done the extra 3 miles into dalton. food mood over rules most things. just before kaywood in 2003 i saw a moose, on the trail. i didn't think i'd see one this far south. anybody see a moose south of this?
Dingus Khan
06-03-2008, 07:32
just passed through again yesterday - needed a fast easy day hike so did gulf rd - pitts rd and back.
shelter was clean, stairs broken off in need of repair.
privy was clean.
fire pit? didn't know this was one of the exceptions...
water source was dry - next source going sobo is the stream within 1/4 mile, just beyond the road.
Wanderer0131
07-26-2008, 06:54
Just a short heads up to hikers in the area. This shelter needs a new roof and will be getting one starting Sat. August 16th. In addition the gaps in the siding will be battened, making for a nice snug shelter. The job should be done and the shelter available for use by August 19th. So if you plan to be in the neighborhood on the 16th or 19th of August (the actual project days), stop in and lend a hand with the work!
Wanderer (AT Volunteer)
canoehead
07-26-2008, 07:41
Nice place to crash.
HugeHill
08-11-2009, 20:45
Is the water source still dry here?
Homer&Marje
08-11-2009, 20:56
Kay Wood Lean to is one of the finest I've stayed at. Great fire pit on top of a little cliff, light on the bugs and a great water source.
Kaptain Kangaroo
08-12-2009, 16:15
was at the shelter last week. Plenty of water in the creek.,........ actually... plenty of water everywhere !
Cheers,
Kaptain
Kel, the "Stickman"
02-18-2010, 08:24
Sad news... "Grandma" Kay Wood is no longer with us. She passed away, peacefully, Tuesday morning, February 16th, 2010. Prayers go out to all her family and friends...
Stickman
Kel, the "Stickman"
02-19-2010, 20:17
Here's link to Kay's obituary...
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/berkshire/obituary.aspx?n=katherine-wood&pid=139818673
Stickman
A Dalton AT Community member, Margaret Cahill has completed a half hour video biography of Kay, focusing mostly on her contribution to the Trail. She was quite a remarkable person. At our "premiere" showing in Dalton, we had several folks from Kay's extended family and the "Bobbsey Bums" she met on her thru hike in the 90's.
You can view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3fGW7R9rsc
Cosmo
Here's link to Kay's obituary...
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/berkshire/obituary.aspx?n=katherine-wood&pid=139818673
Stickman