I didn’t take pictures while driving because I was too busy enjoying the scenery, but here’s a photo of the road:
It doesn’t seem like much, but “seasonal road” in Michigan means it’s somewhat better than a two-track road, but not really a road — think a single-lane, unmaintained road with zero change in alignment natural land. In this case we had a couple of nice sand washes and sand hills with an elevation change of about 200′, according to the terrain map. I would call it a textbook example of the easy way.
The ’19 Premium was perfect for it — we’re rich, probably in half-worn Goodyear all-seasons. I used the X mode, but really didn’t have to, just so my wife could hear/feel it working on some downhill classes. I heard us scraping sand right down a downhill with deeper sand, otherwise our eight POINTS-seven inches of ground clearance (which Subaru never misses a chance to brag about 
) was completely sufficient. We never came close to losing traction.
I’d say a leased Altima + zero @ucks given the condition of the car would have been maybe was able to capture him through this route. A Jeep would be an absolute overload. The Ascent or any AWD crossover is almost perfectly matched.
