On the Road Again

Yesterday we left the farm, a day later than we had planned because it as just so hard to leave. Our last night we went up the main house and drank elderberry wine with the Kern Family, and talked revolution and organizing and Sue brought out tons of books on farming and poetry for us to read and browse through. I can't wait to go back; Kern Family Farm is forever in my heart. We drove through Death Valley, which was fucking INCREDIBLE, then drove through the night (and the Hoover Dam and Las Vegas) to attempt a sunrise Grand Canyon arrival. We spent the night sleeping in the car at a 24hr Denny's parking lot, and woke up to ice an inch thick on the windows because the temperature had dropped to 2 degrees. We did make it, early, before the Visitors Center even opened, to the Grand Canyon and walked around totally marvelled at the beauty of the geography and the freshly fallen snow. From there we drove to Prescott so I could check out the college there, which I am officially in love with and applying to and going to. Most of the buildings were either old house/motels, or built out of recycled/sustainable/reclaimed materials. They have a gear room which made me drool, and a farm, ranch, and a garden that supplies the cafe with veggies. Every wednesday the faculty and students have a free, delicous lunch of soup and bread together. I can't wait to start school again! We are now listening to a Hannah Viens family history from Andrea's cousin, which is pretty damn interesting, and really makes me want to learn more about my own, of which many details are fuzzy. Anyway I have to go sleep now, we have a big day of hiking in the Superstitions planned for tomorrow.