What if I don't have a buddy to go with? Would I be able to find someone willing to let me follow them through the trails, or would there be a guide available for additional cost?

You can try to wing it and pickup a group there but its better to join a local offloading group or the rausch creek connections group on Facebook. Either would probably have good results.

Hi William, like Richard said there's a page dedicated to Rausch on Facebook for People to connect with. You can at times find a group to jump in with, but other times there aren't. As far as if Rausch has Guides available, I'm not aware of them offering that.

Look up Rausch Creek Connection on Facebook groups. You'll find plenty of people there to ride with