Desert Rescue
Apr 27, 2022
3 minutes
BY LAWRENCE VESCERA, BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
ILLUSTRATION BY EVA VÁZQUEZ
Our Volkswagen Squareback bounced over the sand and rocks, leaving a cloud of dust in our wake. I looked over at my wife, Sue. With the windows down, her hair whipped around her face. It was a beautiful spring day. The sun was bright and the sky was clear—perfect conditions for off-roading.
Back then, in 1984, Sue and I were living in southeastern California, right on
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