After a good night's sleep "car-camping" and a big breakfast, we're off again. We entered the Mohave Desert just after nightfall and drove until almost 2 AM before we had to stop. it's very interesting--we just finished studying about Jedediah Smith's exploration of the West, the Colorado River and the Mojave. Now we're driving through, seeing it for ourselves. I'm surprised at how scrubby it is. For some reason I pictured it being more barren. The land is mostly flat with occasional mountains and mesas in between. The thing that strikes me the most though is the vastness of it. We've been on the road for half an hour this morning and are still in the desert.*
It's funny--the kids think we're on vacation; we've discussed the history of Route 66, are reviewing American history, and studying geography experientially. All of the kids are tracking our progress on the map. And we're still listening to J.R.R. Tolken. I think this the most productive week of "school" we've had in a while!
* The desert land continued on until just before we entered Texas.
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