http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/02/16/quicksand/ Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/02/16/quicksand/#comment-2349 wickenburg-az.com | By Jeep: Exploring the Desert North of Wickenburg Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:50:05 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/02/16/quicksand/#comment-2349 [...] You'll also need a vehicle with high clearance and a relatively narrow wheelbase. Leave the Hummer or big pickup truck home. You'll do better with a Jeep or quad or some other ATV. Although we threw the Jeep into 4WD a few times, I don't think we actually needed it more than once or twice. In this area, I always recommend using 4WD when driving in deep sand (especially along the Hassayampa River, which is notorious for quicksand). [...] [...] You’ll also need a vehicle with high clearance and a relatively narrow wheelbase. Leave the Hummer or big pickup truck home. You’ll do better with a Jeep or quad or some other ATV. Although we threw the Jeep into 4WD a few times, I don’t think we actually needed it more than once or twice. In this area, I always recommend using 4WD when driving in deep sand (especially along the Hassayampa River, which is notorious for quicksand). [...]

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