history and travels

Below are links, galleries and other images chronicalling the history of my Xterra as it has changed since I got it and some of the interesting trips I've taken with it. From snowboarding trips up north with friends to off-roading weekends with various Xterra clubs in the region...

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evolution of an xterra

It started innocently enough with a stock 2001 Xterra SE. But, like most vehicles I've owned, they don't stay stock for long. The Xterra was no exception, and with it being a new vehicle from the start - it was a nice break from custom cars and other restorations. The aftermarket parts industry for the Xterra was still relatively new when I got mine, but over the last years, things have really begun to pick up steam. I've basically kept the attitude of "staying within reason" but at the same time, enhancing stock components for better performance on the road and off. Here is a visual timeline of that progress...

The first picture taken and how I first saw it when Steve Fisk surprised me! (October 2000)

All bright and freshly detailed, enjoying the Fall in CT (November 2000)

Looking ominous, with the yellow teddy bear visible through windshield (November 2000)

What the X looks like in a Nor'easter on New Year's Day in PA (January 1, 2001)

Another shot in a different Nor'easter (February 2001)

Industrial shot, looking tough near a pile of rubble (March 2001)

At Fire Island National Seashore (December 30, 2001)

At Fire Island National Seashore - Atlantic Ocean (May, 2004)

off-roading, club meets and other trips

Proving that Xterra's aren't just for hauling your ass to the grocery store and back and forth to work everyday... But also also for getting out into the rougher spots nature has to offer. Here are a few images from trips I've taken with the X into the wilderness (such that it is around here anyway) and a few links and galleries with more pictures and information.

An off-roading Xcursion featuring several clubs (NEXTerra, NJAX & MAXC) in Shamokin, PA (September 14-16, 2001) has its own gallery.

NEXTerra & MAXC had a "Back 2 Basics" event in the New Jersey Pine Barrens (a two-day weekend trip) which is covered on the NEXTerra Website.

Off-roading in the New Jersey Pine Barrens with MAXC/NEXC (April 6-8, 2001)

Resting near a watering hole after a long hard day on the trail (April 6-8, 2001)

Going down a steep incline at Shamokin, PA (September 15, 2001)

Coming up a steep, muddy incline in VA (June 22, 2003)

Hauling trees and cutting trails in Vermont (September, 2004)