tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post4010393574098771343..comments2024-03-28T09:37:38.059-05:00Comments on Coop's Corner: Day 4 - Change Of PlansCoop a.k.a. Coopdwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00914017974356686409noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-86397455780078151002013-10-11T06:11:21.418-05:002013-10-11T06:11:21.418-05:00Thanks Lucky, you're well on your way. You...Thanks Lucky, you're well on your way. You've found Red Wing and seen what's directly across the river so you now know where the front door is. Next year you'll be entering the real riding.Coop a.k.a. Coopdwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914017974356686409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-993951673906198152013-10-11T06:08:59.355-05:002013-10-11T06:08:59.355-05:00I'm sure that it's not just me that finds ...I'm sure that it's not just me that finds these rolling hills comforting and interesting. At this time of year, the luscious greens mixed in with the drying browns and yellows provides a color palette that make these my favorite hues.<br /><br />I had hoped to take a week off in October but I'm more than satisfied with my long weekend. Coop a.k.a. Coopdwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914017974356686409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-60100789195450931892013-10-11T06:05:50.747-05:002013-10-11T06:05:50.747-05:00Sonja, I'm sure that a big reason my German an...Sonja, I'm sure that a big reason my German ancestors arrived here was because it was an environment that reminded them of home. Not everyone would have been comfortable, or able, to survive and prosper in these wooded hills and valleys.Coop a.k.a. Coopdwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914017974356686409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-51788504683776502162013-10-10T11:31:34.929-05:002013-10-10T11:31:34.929-05:00The European immigrants must have felt right at ho...The European immigrants must have felt right at home in Wisconsin (well, except for the strong winters, I guess) but we have these rolling hills as well, and you're backroad trip sometimes reminds me of corners in Germany I have traveled.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-39135518256563417482013-10-10T09:27:16.208-05:002013-10-10T09:27:16.208-05:00Great photos! I'm definitely going to need to...Great photos! I'm definitely going to need to explore more of Wisconsin. <br /><br />...I suppose I should explore more of Minnesota first, though. ;)Luckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481824369632937289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-68041034500837108042013-10-10T08:14:28.449-05:002013-10-10T08:14:28.449-05:00I love the rolling hills. It reminds me of riding...I love the rolling hills. It reminds me of riding our backroads in the fall or spring when the fields are all green. The new fall planting are sprouting up now so the fields look like chia fields dotted with sheep.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the pictures and trip report. It looks like you had a great time.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-16842462426489781792013-10-10T07:09:53.709-05:002013-10-10T07:09:53.709-05:00Bob, Scandinavian and northern European immigrants...Bob, Scandinavian and northern European immigrants moved into these hills and farmed them, the best that they could. Where once there would have been a dozen small diversified farms in each valley, there may now be one or even none; the workland being run by a larger farm just as likely to be located up on the ridges. So, fewer farmsteads, fewer people, just as many roads.<br /><br />Part of my exploring is looking for and finding roads that once went through and no longer connect; the land reclaimed for crops or just left to return to woodland. Horse teams found value in steep, narrow shortcuts. Our cars and trucks don't mind the extra distance of minor go-arounds. Using old maps and clearings, I discover many driveways in adjacent valleys that once were connected up and over the top.Coop a.k.a. Coopdwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914017974356686409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-4114788978666570242013-10-10T07:02:14.973-05:002013-10-10T07:02:14.973-05:00As I understand it, there are romance images all o...As I understand it, there are romance images all over the Internet.<br /><br />I was through Romance a couple of times this summer, almost a third time but never took any photos in the valley. That area was a bit further west than I rode through this time. I'll get a mid-May photo at our BMW GR3 event for sure.Coop a.k.a. Coopdwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914017974356686409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-72993847233585859242013-10-09T22:04:12.633-05:002013-10-09T22:04:12.633-05:00Coop:
we don't have roads like this. All of ...<b>Coop:</b><br /><br />we don't have roads like this. All of our farmland is in the Fraser Delta either in the Fraser Valley or in Richmond. All formed by the silt from the Fraser River so we do not have your rolling hills. Most of our roads are in square grids so you are fortunate to have terrain and roads like in your photos.<br /><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6972915028116604677.post-33842057931188800192013-10-09T21:18:47.779-05:002013-10-09T21:18:47.779-05:00The Lodi spot is wonderful, but there is so much j...The Lodi spot is wonderful, but there is so much just as wonderful all over SW WI and NW, too, just as you already know. <br /><br />So where's my Romance photo? Martha https://www.blogger.com/profile/02785787084073523841noreply@blogger.com