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3-Day Camping Adventure: Lean-To Shelter Living on the Tuscarora Trail

3 days of Backpacking and Hammock Camping on Virginia’s Tuscarora Trail. For this backpacking trip, I decided to head down to the border of West Virginia and Virginia to check out a pretty cool mountaintop lean-to shelter and do a little airplane scavenger hunt in-between the occasional rain showers that always tend to follow me around. On day one I would hike up to the ridge using the Tuscarora Trail, day two I would base camp and explore, and on day three I would hike back out via a different set of trails to complete the loop. My options for shelter would be to either use the Gerhard Shelter lean-to if I had the place to myself, or a lightweight tarp and minimalist hammock if I decided to wander out further into the woods and camp near the search area and nearby spring. My April temperature range for this trip was between 40° and 75°. This allowed me to get my backpack’s base weight down to around 10 lbs, while still including my puffy jacket and ultralight rain jacket for supplemental warmth at camp if needed. The details of the aviation accident site that I was looking for can be found here. It was a small Cessna 150J that went down due to engine power loss and fortunately their were only minimal injuries to one of the two passengers. I’ve never read any reports of anyone actually finding or visiting this site, so I really had no idea if there would be anything to be found. But hey, it was a good excuse to get out into the woods, so I grabbed my pack and headed out for some adventure… For an easier read and GPS info, check out my full blog post https://www.sintax77.com/lean-to-shel... https://sintax77-official-merch-store... Trailhead Used: Tuscarora Trail Waites Run Rd, 39°00’55.0″N 78°36’17.8″W Waites Run, West Virginia 26851 This is an easily accessible parking area with room for a half dozen cars. Trails Used, Day 1 Hike In Tuscarora Trail North Camp at Gerhard Shelter This is a very nice small shelter with a fire ring and space nearby for several tents or hammocks. Water can be obtained at the spring down the hill, but keep in mind that it’s a 1.2 mile round trip. Day 1 Mileage: 4.7 miles Day 1 Gross Elevation Gain: 1,474′ Day 1 Gross Descent: 1,003′ Day 2, Search for Cessna 150J crash site Head down Gerhard Shelter Trail Search for evidence of the 2017 Cessna 150J Incident Approximate location via the NTSB report is 39.039722,-78.555831 Return to Camp at Gerhard Shelter Trails Used, Day 3 Hike Out Gerhard Shelter Trail Bushwhack through accident site coordinates directly towards VCC Trail (optional of course) Vance’s Cove Connector Trail Wilson Cove Trail Return to parking lot via forest road Day 3 Mileage: 5.1 miles Day 3 Gross Elevation Gain: 427′ Day 3 Gross Descent: 893′ Total Trail Mileage: 9.8 Miles Total Trail Gross Elevation Gain: 1,901′ FTC Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through some of my links. Notable Backpacking Gear ULA Ohm 2.0 Backpack http://bit.ly/2Sq1FPH Dutchware Pack Cover http://bit.ly/2O8N7AL Dutchware Gear Half-Wit Hammock https://bit.ly/3yShE0I Hammock Gear Phoenix 30 Underquilt https://bit.ly/3LzBPDv Hammock Gear Burrow 40 Top Quilt http://bit.ly/2qlZgJn Hammock Gear Dyneema Hex Tarp https://bit.ly/3GadwLh DIY Cat Can Alcohol Stove Vargo Windscreen Pot Stand https://amzn.to/2M3uRuG Toaks 750ml Titanium Pot https://amzn.to/2GR7AJX Sea to Summit Long Handled Spork https://go.magik.ly/ml/v9xv/ Potable Aqua Water Purification Tablets with PA Plus https://amzn.to/3uYZ1TP Outdoor Research Helium III Rain Jacket https://amzn.to/2BiSnB1 RevolutionRace Men’s Norwand Pants https://amzn.to/3G53ief La Sportiva Wildcat Trail Running Shoes https://amzn.to/3hyKrMi Wright Socks https://amzn.to/2XqbOSP Nitecore NU25 Headlamp https://amzn.to/2YVsp0A Spot X Satellite Messenger https://amzn.to/3adSjBr Baofeng UV5-R Radio https://amzn.to/3R53gbY Casio ProTrek FR-30 Smartwatch https://amzn.to/3dtY7Xj Benchmade Bugout EDC Folding Knife https://amzn.to/2JVfBS5 Packit Gourmet Backpacking Meals https://www.packitgourmet.com/ GoPro Hero 8 Black https://amzn.to/2D8n6lL GoPro Shorty Tripod Grip https://amzn.to/2MPhGOM