Rausch 1/5/13

[Bklyn.X]

2013 NEXTerra Northern eXposure Run

I plan to make, what has for me become, an annual pilgrimage celebrating the eighth anniversary of the famous XF Ice Storm Run into the Pennsylvania mountains at Rausch Creek Off Road Park for a bit of Off-road fun. (Yeah, yeah that’s right, I said “EIGHTHâ€￾ ya young whippersnapper)
The plan is to be in the Rausch Creek parking area on Saturday, January 5th, 2013 by ~830 and on the trail before ~930 with a few other likeminded maniacs.
Details on the NEXTerra board HERE.

 

[Bklyn.X]

No one from here? Between the NEXTerra board, CX and TheNewX there could be 20-25 trucks at Rausch on this date. You should come.

 

[drbandkgb]

If I were closer man.. I'm going to come up to RC one of these days

 

[Bklyn.X]

This run is now part of the 2013 NEXTerra Northern eXposure Run

The most active Xterra Club in the North-East, your friends and the Supporting Members of NEXTerra
will be hosting another dual location event!
January 5th, 2013 @ Rausch Creek
453 Molleystown Road, Tremont, PA
January 12th, 2013 @ Gremlin Graveyard in South-Central, MA

We're also ordering event shirts. If you would like one, please include your shirt size in your post
The cost is $25.00 S-XL. Add $5.00 for 2XL.
The cutoff time for this will be Saturday, December 15th, 2012 when the order will be placed with the printer. Payment Options: PayPal, Check or Cash
Details, shirt order and sign up HERE.

 

[Bklyn.X]

 

[drbandkgb]

You know what would make this bump even better?

 

[Bklyn.X]

Rausch was very slick and cold Saturday.
Jus, Kyle and I went to the West and ran a virgin "13". It was great. I got hung up once and had to winch off a boulder I had slid onto but otherwise no trouble. We did "19", "23"and "18". Kyle ran the "Black “section but I backed out after getting hung up just a few yards into it. Jus had to give me a bit of help to get out and although I've run it before I got a bad vibe and decided to bypass it. Yeah, yeah I know; pussy...
We stopped for some lunch and then went back to the east. We ran "2"and lucky for me I missed the turn at "Pole Line"and Kyle took the lead and immediately busted through the thick ice at the beginning of that section. The ice was very thick and he needed to get strapped out. That crap would have probably ended my day. We bypassed that and finished "2"with Kyle doing a very cool hill climb near the end of it (I think Jus took a video). We ran "4"to "Yellow Jacket". I ran it backwards (falling down...the easy way) and got stuck, needed to winch after Kyle had easily "walked” it in his Jeep. Kyle's skill and Jeep are freakin' awesome...FU Kyle!
We (I) had enough for the day and did not chance the "one last trail" jinx I usually take. I did have a slow leak in my rear driver tire and Kyle and I took it off, popped the bead, cleaned out the gunk stuck between the rim and bead, filled it and put it back on for the trip back. Thanks Kyle.
Jus did a great job hanging with Kyle and me the whole day (not for the weak). The only times he got stuck was loss of traction.
I love running trails with Kyle and always challenge myself when he is there, thank you brother.

I did not take many pictures;

The group I ran with;

Jus;

Kyle;

…other pictures HERE

Thanks Tom and Keith for leading the two other groups!

 

[Bklyn.X]

A few of Justin's pictures;


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[xearth]

awesome pics man! it looks like a great trip. Someday I need to make it out that way, and I would like to think PA is way closer than a lot of places for me, just that it's on the wrong end of the state for me to make it over

 

[Xado89]

Man, snow and ice wheeling at its finest! Looked like y'all had a great time. If I still lived in CT I would of tried to show, alas I'm in this flat boring state of FL with a major lack of Xer's.
=/

 

[Macland]

That sky is beautiful with the snow below it.