Meet a small group for an early season visit to Bunce School Road and maybe Ironclads
| Both trails were fairly cleared of deep snow but each had a few sections that gave difficulty. The weather was fantastic - sun, no wind, almost warm enough for t-shirt only. |
| At the north trailhead for Bunce |
| The first spot with expected snow. Last time I was here, where the vehicle ahead of me is at, I slid off the trail and had to be pulled back. |
| The last visit, this was the end of the road - with perhaps two feet of snow. Not much left. |
| The first uphill that gave some difficulty. |
| And the second uphill that gave difficulty. We spent and hour and a half getting two vehicles up this grade. The vehicles with big, but few, tire lugs (not snow tires) had difficulty where the other two vehicles with a snow tread had no issue. |
| My tires are mud / big tread / bad for snow. This shot was from me working up the hill and then upward motion ceased, all four tires spinning with the vehicle sliding downhill a couple feet. |
| Once we get up the hill and to the meadow this is the view that gets photo'd every time there. |
| Over to Ironclads. This is the first "snow blocked" section of trail. Scant snow around. |
| The ledge - no snow. |
| Video Going up the ledge and down a different rocky mound. |
| The uphill, left hand turn with sugar snow atop pakced slick snow. Both of us were able to drive up and make the section but it too was a decently long slog. |
| Video Trying to get up the snowy curve |
| Standing atop a rock we were able to get a nice view |
