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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)