I’ve done the Wonderland 35 times, but I’ve been to Summerland many more times than that. I used to do early season updates on conditions at Panhandle Gap, and even today I tend to be the first one there when the road opens, either hiking or skiing or both. This section contains footage from opening season to probably the last one through there, and everything in between. Witness the iconic old notched bridge, still in use in 2005 but now floundering in a ravine. See Summerland in the middle of February 2015. Check out the snow levels on the shelter in May. See the bear tracks on virgin snow from a brute that probably just came out of hibernation. See the bubbling creek in 3 seasons. And revel in the flowers that adorn the hillside where the switchbacks are. I open this section with a Willis Wall Short called “Jaunt to Summerland” traveling from White River. A truly special place. Run time: 13:09