The scenery is amazing- the trees, the lakes, and the mountains. Like the Rubicon there are slabs of rock but not as big. Instead there were lots of rocks, trees, and dirt. The traction is not anything like Moab. The rocks will roll out from under you and the dust made the rocks somewhat slippery.
Then there were the trees. The trees kept you on your toes. Lack of attention and you would damage your roof or sheet metal. The trees were very close to the trail and you literally had ‘Tread the Needle’.