This is why a friend and I would like to get a couple older dual range 4x4 Subie hatchbacks...
A guy on a local forum is prepping a 84 Subie wagon for an expedition form here in Utah to Alaska. The goal is to make it above the Arctic circle... Planned for next summer.
There is a whole community of older Subies going offroad... Here is an extreme example,
http://www.subarubrat.com