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️ Drive storied Mojave Road after stay-at-home orders lift
Anything can happen as you drive California’s Mojave Road, says Times contributor David Kelly. I was captivated by his account of traversing the 140-mile stretch of desert from the Colorado River past Camp Cady, near Barstow.
On his journey, Kelly drove through a Joshua tree forest, experienced the road’s oddities (a collection of toy frogs and gnomes) and confronted the possibility of drowning in the desert. “It promises solitude to the desert rat, excitement to the off-roader and camaraderie to those seeking adventure together,” writes Kelly. “I can’t wait to do it again.”
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Just minutes into our trip along California’s storied Mojave Road we encountered the first obstacle some 20 yards of water between us and the way forward.
I walked the weedy stretch of the Mojave River, testing the depth with a stick. Two feet here, three there. Could the Jeep Wrangler make it?
I jumped back inside.
“The secret is to keep the wave moving in front so it doesn’t stall us out,” I told Brian, my traveling companion.
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Four-wheelers seeking to drive the length of the Mojave Road must cross the Mojave River near Afton Canyon.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)