2025-02-23 - Looking for Snow - Rock Creek, Bunce, Ironclads

[Jim]

Four vehicles, Four people, Three dogs - one good day outside.

Weather was very good. A bit windy at the southern end of Bunce at the meadow (and snowdrifts).

We went to Rock Creek first but the trailhead was PACKED with cars (50?) and hikers. We didn't bother and went down to Bunce, hitting Ironclads first. The ledge was 1/2 exposed. Adam and I were rejected while Roy and Steven made it up (and turned back). We poked over to the other end of Ironclads, expecting the snowy uphill to be another stopping spot - it was.

Bunce, heading south was "just right". Though, I thought there would be more snow. The long uphill was a keep momentum up and let the jeep bounce back and forth in the wheel ruts. The drifts at the meadow were the end of the road. The first drift was fence post height (four feet?).

A few photos here with a full set at this link:
www.JimWilliamson.net/automobile/2025-02-23--trail--ironclads--bunce/
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[Inkedrose]

Put together a quick clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yAc_xrVhL8

[Inkedrose]

Snow shot

[Ol Blue]

Huge thanks to Roy for noticing my rear brake lights were out on this trip. Who knows how long they were out. The two main brake lights are working again and the culprit was a burned out fuse. However after replacing the fuse, the high center brake light on the hatch is also powering the rear hatch lock when I step on the brakes. So will have to tear that apart and fix whatever wires are crossed back there. This makes a lot of sense why the fuse failed in the first place. The previous owner replaced that hatch out of a junkyard so who knows what he did in there!

[Inkedrose]

Wiring gremlins are the worst! Good luck

[xaza]

My buddy had a lot of electrical gremlins caused by pinched wires inside the loom at the top of the hatch. I would start there especially since that is where brake lights and hatch lock run through.