Eastern PA weekend wheel TBA...

[Texus]

Hey y'all... checking back in on those of you in the east side of PA & the gen vicinity... (NY, DE, MD, NJ...) who would be down with an overnight gig... roll in, camp, drink, brag, BS & what-not & then wheel the next day... a place called Rausch creek (on the web...) I'm gonna check it out soon & fill in with what I think...but as a courtesy, if we get a big group, I want to let the area coordinators know that a group is coming... but if we are average in size... like 10 or so trucks... we can just roll in... there is a fee per vehicle & a passenger fee as well... so what do people think about as far as dates.... may, june, july...hell, can do in a couple weeks if ya want... let's see what kinda response shows up... check the site (web) for costs... it's 25 bones per truck per day & then 10 bones for a passenger... let's do it...

[pound3151]

Keep us posted Tex. I'm interested...

[macneill]

I'm interested too.

[Junk]

When ya'll headin over? May June July is kind of a wide range

FYI - we will be at Paragon about every few weeks starting in May

[Curran]

I'm in. The sooner the better.



Curran

[pound3151]

Well Junk, I'll be keepin an eye out on GCLC for when you guys are headed over there and have some rigs running some moderate trails, otherwise I'll be @ CMCC '05.

[krisfj40]

keep posting info as you settle stuff up...I'm in...

[cruiserhead]

Depending on when I`m in.My calender of events is filling quickly.I wish I had more money and more vacation days.

[76FJ40]

Let me know, I need a test drive before GSMTR.

[jmylie]

We held last years East Cost Pig Run at Raush Creek. It's a great place.

http://www.yankeetoys.org/jmylie/images/PAA2004/

Some pictures for those interested.

[Junk]

This place is going down fast if Mylie has joined now.

[Blue77FJ40]

A pre-GSMTR trip to Rausch sounds great. Perhaps in April.

Are you gonna trailer, Bob?

[VA.CRUISER]

Count me in I need all the experience I can get before GSMTR and I need to test my 62 out as well

Let me know the details
Burl

[Junk]

Looks like some GCLC guys are headed to PAP around 4/30. Whether or not I go depends on if my rig is ready for GSMTR by then.

[Chang-kuao-lo]

This thing still on? Where's Rausch creek? As long as it's on a weekend (not May 7) Me and the ol'lady are in.

[Curran]

TTT
What's the low down on this trip? I might not have an oppotunity to wheel after the end of April due to some military orders so I'm missing out on GSMTR and CMCC. I'd like get out and wheel sometime this month.

[Blue77FJ40]

I'm up for a quick trip this month, a preGSMTR run.

Regarding where the park is:

From Rausch Creek's webpage:

http://www.rauschcreekoffroadpark.org/directions.asp

For those coming up from the south, below are directions from Lynn, an owner, taken off the MD Creepers site is a bypass to the Rt 81 construction:

Back Road Directions to Rausch Creek

To avoid the construction zone on Route 81 between the 78/81 split and Exit 100, follow these directions. This route will take longer, but you’ll at least keep moving and there’s only one small hill along the way.

GETTING TO THE PARK:
From Route 81, take Exit 85 for Fort Indiantown Gap. This is the last exit before the 78/81 split. Just before the Mobil gas station and Funck’s Restaurant, take a LEFT on Asher Miner Road (there’s a sign for 2nd Mountain Hawk Watch and Swatara Creek State Park). Asher Miner Road becomes Moonshine Rd.

Follow that road to the next stop sign. Go STRAIGHT. You’ll go a few miles until you get to the crossroads with Route 443 and 72. Take a LEFT. You are now heading directly to Pine Grove. When you get to Exit 100 interchange, you can jump on 81 and head north to Exit 1074. Or you can continue on into Pine Grove. At the traffic signal in Pine Grove, go straight for Route 125. This will bring you out to where the Exxon at Exit 104 is.

Exit 104 for Ravine (Exxon, Raceway Restaurant). They are on the right after you come off the ramp. To get to the park you would go left off the ramp, follow Molleystown Road west for about 5 minutes. At the fork in the road for Lincoln, bear right for Joliett. When you get near the top of the road, our entrance is just past the intersection with Lincoln Road on the Left.

LEAVING THE PARK (edited). From the park’s exit, make a right, head down to the Exxon. Make a right onto 125 to Pine Grove. At the light in Pine Grove, go straight. You are now on Route 443. You’ll eventually come upon Exit 100. Keep going past that. You’ll then make a right onto 443 West (Moonshine Road becomes Asher Miner Rd. Follow that road to the stop sign. Go STRAIGHT towards Annville (Asher Miner Road). At the next stop sign (Mobile/Funck’s), make a right. From there you can hop on 81 below the construction zone, or continue straight and pick up 22 leading into Harrisburg.

ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE. When you get to Harrisburg, follow 322 to Dauphin, pick up Route 325 which takes you to 209 in Tower City, follow that north up the mountain and you’ll be in Joliett. I’ve only taken this route on my way home to stop at Whaley Enterprises a couple times. Can’t really say how much longer it takes.

If I need to go up Friday night, I skip the Harrisburg rush hour traffic by taking 15 to 11/15 Harvey Taylor Bridge, go into the city and pick up 22. There's a major commercial store zone in Colonial Park, but once past that, it's usually clear sailing 55-60 mph all the way to the Gap.

[Texus]

SATURDAY APRIL 23rd, overnight (camp) into Sunday... PM me so I can make a courtesy call to Rausch... not needed, but they liked the idea that I would consider doing so... F*&% yeah... this should be good times... -Ian