Next came the lone Jeep at the event: a TJ Wrangler. Not to be outdone, the TJ set out in roughly the same direction as the Rover. But he quickly found that the riverbed is pockmarked with all types of holes. And he found one. A deep one. Before anything could be done, the front end dropped out of sight, disappearing beneath the calm, cool water. The TJ was high-centered and unable to move. A Series One Rover quickly launched into the water to effect a rescue, but it suffered the same fate as the TJ and got stuck.
The Discovery that was next in line didn't hesitate for a moment. Quickly pulling the Series One off of the rock that had it anchored in place, the Disco set out to tug on the TJ. Because of the rock formations underneath, the TJ had to be pulled out from the direction it had come, which meant the Disco had to drive out past the Jeep to the middle of the river, turn around, and then engage its winch.
Luckily, the Rover had good clearance and was able to recover the Jeep. All in all, the TJ proved a fairly competent boat. It suffered only minor wallet-crunching details, such as a lost subwoofer and a destroyed CB, but thanks to the snorkel the engine never stalled. If it hadn't been for the rock, the TJ would have performed brilliantly.
After enough fun for one weekend, we packed up camp and hit the road. We could not have asked for a more interesting weekend of four-wheeling. The location was perfect, the people were great, and the weather was brilliant.