Southern California Club Xterra
Southern California Club Xterra => SCCX General Discussion => Topic started by: valentin36 on May 24, 2017, 11:08:56 AM
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Anyone interested in doing a trail during the long weekend for Memorial Day? I' know there one run going out but they fill up fast. So perhaps just a day trail local to socal just to get out. Done corral canyon and parts of otay, pretty fun to just get out there and enjoy nature ( till you get stuck and you went alone). Open to ideas where and when? On for this weekend, even if it's just palomar rd
Ps I am a 2wd and my cb is not hooked up
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So Cal Xterras and Frontiers is doing a Cleghorn run on Sunday. You can easily do the main road in 2wd, and possible some of the side shoots.
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Mmmm appreciate that, there's a thought but let's see if anyone is looking to do a trail and use that as the fall back plan. Just in case do you have a poc for them to see they have a group max or set requirements
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Mmmm appreciate that, there's a thought but let's see if anyone is looking to do a trail and use that as the fall back plan. Just in case do you have a poc for them to see they have a group max or set requirements
You'd have to check out their Facebook page. Honestly, they don't set a lot of requirements and there are 13 people signed up. Last year, they had a lot more trucks out there for this run.
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Interesting only bad thing, I don't have a Facebook.
So now we shall see
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Im sure you can see the event page.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1884202338484929/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A4%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&source=4&action_history=null
If you are interested, I can get you contacted with the trail host.
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Tried the link says must log on or create account
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from the event description:
Hey everyone I'm very excited for our one year anniversary! We will be raffle a pair of used pods donated by @zach Wiggins
And some decals as well!
Will be a potluck at the end of the trail
Meet at the parking the same spot as last year I'll post a pic and address shortly
See y'all soon!
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And this is open to anyone??
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And this is open to anyone??
that I know, yes. I have contacted the host for a number so I can pass it over to you.
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Appreciate it
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so I got a response.
"meet here @ 9:30am on Sunday and look for a bunch of Nissans "
https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B017'52.8%22N+117%C2%B027'32.3%22W/@34.298002,-117.4611577,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d34.298002!4d-117.458969?hl=en
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Appreciate it
Like I said tho Ima see if we got people here that want together and do a trail first. Worst thing is we do a convoy and join them at cleghorn hahah.
Planning stage going? Day trip maybe potluck or convoy to dinner after
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Appreciate it
Like I said tho Ima see if we got people here that want together and do a trail first. Worst thing is we do a convoy and join them at cleghorn hahah.
Planning stage going? Day trip maybe potluck or convoy to dinner after
Sent you a pm with trail head number.
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Appreciate it
I'm just saying the forum it's dead lately I would have though some people would have jumped up at the idea of running a trail over the long weekend. Or is it cause I haven't said a destination so it doesn't spike their interest?? :o :o ::) ::) :o :o
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If I had to guess, I'd say the reason you aren't getting much traction here is because most people who are free this weekend are going on the Cerro Gordo / Salt Trams run that Sage Bromax has been planning for months. The other "active" members who are not going on the run are likely tied up with other obligations this weekend - work, family, etc. Not trying to harp on you, but in general, it's pretty tough to get a good turnout for a run that you put together just a few days before the intended date, especially when you don't have any details in place like date/time/location/rig requirements, and especially over a weekend when people are likely to have made other plans well in advance. That said, it's not uncommon to see people slap together a trip to the desert or the mountains at the last minute, so if you pick a trail and a date and some other details, you might get a few people to show up. :) If you don't get any commitments, you can always change it up at the last minute and join that SCXF run. Those guys are very inviting and laid back, and you can probably just just show up at the trailhead before they're ready to get started. They do a potluck style picnic at the end of each run, which I think they usually do in the Silverwood Lake area when they run Cleghorn. Cleghorn is a very fun area and suited for all skill levels and rig capabilities. Plus you'll get out there with a bunch of other Xterra and Frontier owners.
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You'd have to check out their Facebook page. Honestly, they don't set a lot of requirements and there are 13 people signed up. Last year, they had a lot more trucks out there for this run.
We had about 15 Xterras and Frontiers. Most of us were noobs, including myself. The Trail Boss took us down some hairy stuff (after saying we wouldn't go down anything too crazy), I don't know how we managed to escape damage free. The San Diego Jeep Club were also out there with over 40 Jeeps, made for a pretty long day.
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Ps I am a 2wd and my cb is not hooked up
This might have something to do with it too... ;)
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We had about 15 Xterras and Frontiers. Most of us were noobs, including myself. The Trail Boss took us down some hairy stuff (after saying we wouldn't go down anything too crazy), I don't know how we managed to escape damage free. The San Diego Jeep Club were also out there with over 40 Jeeps, made for a pretty long day.
The two things I was worried about and you confirmed both. I figured the Jeep club would be out there again. The thing that worries me more, though, is leading people through stuff they might not ready for. They should've split the group and let the crazy people do the crazy stuff. We didn't run into this issue too much on our joint run at Big Bear, but we did run into it when we ran Pontiac Sluice. That's all I'll say about it, for now.
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The Trail Boss took us down some hairy stuff (after saying we wouldn't go down anything too crazy), I don't know how we managed to escape damage free.
This concerns me most...not cool.
This is where spontaneity loses its appeal real quick IMO...
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beedee's comment was on 5/25, so I presume he's talking about last year's run (the first run SCXF ever did). Most of us saw the issues with the jeep club on FB, but this is the first I had heard of anyone being uncomfortable with what they were being taken through on the trail. That's definitely not cool. It's a very easy trail if you stay on the fire road. My guess is that the trail hadn't been pre-run to know where the hairy spots were, and therefore no "warnings" were being issued to keep people from following others into the tougher side chutes if you weren't comfortable with the difficulty level.
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beedee's comment was on 5/25, so I presume he's talking about last year's run (the first run SCXF ever did). Most of us saw the issues with the jeep club on FB, but this is the first I had heard of anyone being uncomfortable with what they were being taken through on the trail. That's definitely not cool. It's a very easy trail if you stay on the fire road. My guess is that the trail hadn't been pre-run to know where the hairy spots were, and therefore no "warnings" were being issued to keep people from following others into the tougher side chutes if you weren't comfortable with the difficulty level.
Off topic/threadjack....but did you notice that goneMOAB conducted a technical inspection of all vehicles during the meet n greet this year?
How cool is that??
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That's very cool
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beedee's comment was on 5/25, so I presume he's talking about last year's run (the first run SCXF ever did). Most of us saw the issues with the jeep club on FB, but this is the first I had heard of anyone being uncomfortable with what they were being taken through on the trail. That's definitely not cool. It's a very easy trail if you stay on the fire road. My guess is that the trail hadn't been pre-run to know where the hairy spots were, and therefore no "warnings" were being issued to keep people from following others into the tougher side chutes if you weren't comfortable with the difficulty level.
Crap, I didn't even pay attention the date. Well, I saw it but didn't put it into context with the date of this year's run. Whoops. lol
Beedee's comments aren't the first I've heard of this nature, but moving on...
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For those that mentioned my comment, I was referring to last May's run, 2016. I didn't go to this years so I have no clue on how it went.
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I did Cleghorn with the SCXF group last Sunday. We had two groups. One 4WD and one 2WD. We just met each other back on the fire road. Everyone seemed to have fun.