Good Morning, Pete! Thank you for adding the links. It adds so much to our threads each week! :)
For those who don't know about 'The Driftless Area' of Wisconsin:
Driftless Area
"The Driftless Area is a region in southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and the extreme northwestern corner of Illinois, of the American Midwest. The region escaped the flattening effects of glaciation during the last ice age and is consequently characterized by steep, forested ridges, deeply carved river valleys, and karst geology characterized by spring-fed waterfalls and cold-water trout streams.
Ecologically, the Driftless Area's flora and fauna are more closely related to those of the Great Lakes region and New England than those of the broader Midwest and central Plains regions. Colloquially, the term includes the incised Paleozoic Plateau of southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa. The region includes elevations ranging from 603 to 1,719 feet at Blue Mound State Park, and covers 24,000 square miles."
Diana here: I live a stone's throw from Blue Mound. I can see it from the top of my driveway. It's not like living in the mountains, but it's still a pretty awesome sight!
Yep. My 'neighborhood' IS this pretty! Crops are planted in sections to stop erosion; a Pretty Big Deal when you're in Hill Country! Also, once you've lived here a while, one of your legs will become shorter from walking on nothing but hillsides all the time, LOL!
New England's got NOTHING on us, come Fall:
^View from the Ranger Tower at Blue Mound State Park. ^