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Rausch Creek PA Wheeling With 5.9L ZJ, TJ Rubicon, Exo-Caged MJ, Lifted XJ
My buddies and I went wheeling over the weekend up at Rausch Creek Off-road Park in Tremont, PA. It's only 1 hour 45 minutes from my house which is nice. This trip had been in the works for a few months. Most of my buddies were spending Friday thru Sunday there. I just went up for the day on Saturday.
Normally I focus on taking photos (Nikon D2x and fun glass), not video, but I wanted to test out my new Canon HD video camera. In this post you'll mostly see photos & videos from me, but some videos and photos are from my buddies who were there as well. Rig lineup: -Jeep Wrangler TJ: Rubicon, lockers/geared, 35's, Skyjacker long arm -Jeep Comanche MJ: 35's, custom exo-cage, bumpers, etc. -Jeep Cherokee XJ: 35's, front bumper, not a care in the world lol -Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ: 5.9L, 4.5/4.75" lift, 32" MTZ's, Tomken Rocker guards, FourXDoctor diff guard http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9112-X2.jpg I arrived around 9:30 to see a packed park. I've seen it crowded before, but the line to sign in was out the building, down the ramp, to the parking lot. AKA, insane. http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...761987_n-L.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...55660_o-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...87340_o-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...90053_o-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...883652_n-L.jpg The first trail we hit did some damage to my doors, even with the rocker guards. On-board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDk1nG_3LcY Exterior: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGT5sM5X5cI After that was winch hill with the Exo-Caged MJ and the XJ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoH9PF2FULs We then headed back out on the same trail as before. It's a fun trail in either direction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWQAINPv7u0 Moving on to some other connector trails, mostly blues with some blacks and a black/red: http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...VI_0049-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...20Rocks-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...647522_n-L.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...10717_o-XL.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...37715_o-XL.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...41838_o-X2.jpg Once we got to the red/black hillclimb things got a bit more fun: http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...%20Hill-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...0Bypass-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...55053_o-X2.jpg The climb videos... Crazy nice JK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emPe3Ec_bNA The XJ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiiU04byJQo Exo-Caged MJ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGJU40K_k8 Chevy Blazer almost flipping: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3u9CaERshg After all that excitement we moved on to some more connector trails... TJ & XJ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ehRHbvZt6A Hardcore rocks in the XJ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmDQ56fj8g Another buddy in another XJ who joined us on Sunday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hixc7c8HXuo Exo-Caged MJ on Yellow Jacket Ridge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTlYMzX30Y Then we got to the Quarry. It's nothing amazing unless you try "Shoot the Moon".. then it gets a bit serious... The XJ up on 3 tires: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgZ-BEq2N9k He broke the ears off his rear driveshaft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIwlAtT_yoo Then had to use his FWD to try and get down to a recovery position: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI2Qx11qoYU Some photos from the Quarry: http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9101-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9102-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9104-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9108-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9111-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9113-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9116-X2.jpg Hill climbs out of the Quarry: http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9123-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...VI_0060-X2.jpg The Rubicon showing you why lockers are awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EswNq5Rjq2o Random other photos and videos from the trip: http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...VI_0062-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9127-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9131-X2.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...CM_9134-X2.jpg Damage report: -XJ: Broken rear driveshaft ears & broken passenger side axle shaft -MJ: Nada -TJ: Nada -5.9L ZJ: Driver side LCA, tie rod, diff guard, doors: http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...349766_n-L.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...136943_n-L.jpg http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/O...188594_n-L.jpg More videos here: http://www.youtube.com/BadAssXJ & here: http://www.youtube.com/hairyharry155 All in all, another great Rausch Creek trip. Looking forward to repairing the ZJ, adding some new skids/protection, and heading back out! |
looks like it was a fun time, never made it out there when i had my TJ.
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Was just out there two weeks ago, had a blast. GIGANTIC place.
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i used to take my 05 4Runner there quite often....awsome place for offroading. my next daily will be a newer unlimited sahara...love those things.
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I stopped by on Saturday around 3:30ish I think on my way home from Harrys U-Pull in Hazelton just to see if any nice rigs were there and was suprised when I saw Steel Soldiers was their for their end of year meet/rally.
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Nice, hope to get to do some of this kind of wheeling eventually too. I had to miss out on Jeeptoberfest in Ocala, FL (about 2.5 hours from me) this past weekend which had a lot of courses set up that looked like a blast, but maybe next time.
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Nice pics looks like you guys ran blue/black ? . I love rausch creek but have you wheeled at AAOL over in shamokin pa ? They have a nice peice of property too.
We all need to set up a wheelin day as there is alot of guys on here who do alot of wheelin |
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