Yesterday I was on my way out to see my mother-in-law who lives in Hinkley CA. (near Barstow) when I came upon an obstacle. The folks forgot to tell us that the main road that runs between their home and the freeway had been washed out by the swollen Mojave River. Where there was once a bridge there is nothing now. Since there is no ferry service a 5 mile detour is now necessary to get to my Mom's house.

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I have been going out there for 20 years and have only seen flooding like this once previously and that was back in the El Nino-El Nina~ era. Harper Dry Lake for example is no longer a dry lake, it is full.
http://digital-desert.com/map-sys/harpe ... e-sat.html
The Western Mojave has been transformed by these recent storms and I look forward to exploring more once these storms settle down. I don't recommend going out alone now as dirt trails and even asphalt roads which were once recognizable are gone and in low lying areas they have become traps with waste deep "quick sand". Even aired down to 12lbs, I was almost buried to the axles several times and had to finesse my way out with the skinny pedal. I wasn't looking forward to digging and winching and really got lucky to get back on "dry land".