I’m glad your trip went well.
I’m glad your trip went well.
That sounds like quite a trip! I totally admit to having the "coastal elite" snob mentality about visiting the Midwest, as in why would I ever want to do that? I'm sure that means there are many wonderful things I am missing, but I don't like to spend a lot of time in transit, so I can live with that. I think I would like to lay eyes on the Mississippi some day though, so I guess that's my answer.
DH went to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia last year with a brother and a cousin. It was a 13-hour drive and didn't sound like there was much there once they arrived, but it's where the family roots are, so that was the impetus for the trip. DH has tried to talk me into going some day, but no thanks. At least the 10-hour trip to Niagara has The Falls as a reward at the end of the journey.
Glad you had good trip, nswef! We don't mind destinations that are far away - because almost everything IS far away, lol. But I don't look at it as being in transit, generally - to me, the journey is part of the fun! I really like to avoid interstates when possible, just to be more in the travel-moment. We try to find cool places to visit both coming and going, whenever possible. And sometimes it's NOT possible for scheduling reasons, and then we slog straight through via interstate. But I still love the scenery in most places we have traveled - which is usually pretty varied. I do remember my second child's description of the more monotonous scenery as they and a friend drove across Iowa and Nebraska - corn, corn corn, WATERPARK! corn, corn, PORN! WATERPARK! corn, corn, corn...... Overall, I think Ohio is a pretty good place for traveling both in AND out of, lol.
From corn country I am. Imagine that landscape in winter: flat flat flat, barns, flat.Originally Posted by early morning
Glad you had good trip, nswef! We don't mind destinations that are far away - because almost everything IS far away, lol. But I don't look at it as being in transit, generally - to me, the journey is part of the fun! I really like to avoid interstates when possible, just to be more in the travel-moment. We try to find cool places to visit both coming and going, whenever possible. And sometimes it's NOT possible for scheduling reasons, and then we slog straight through via interstate. But I still love the scenery in most places we have traveled - which is usually pretty varied. I do remember my second child's description of the more monotonous scenery as they and a friend drove across Iowa and Nebraska - corn, corn corn, WATERPARK! corn, corn, PORN! WATERPARK! corn, corn, corn.....
DH being from a Rich Farm Land area evaluates every scene of topography according to how flat it is because they can’t grow stuff if it isn’t flat! I point out to him that growing stuff may not be the ultimate goal for many people. He hast to sit with that concept.
It is kind of ironic that he also loves the Swiss mountains of his ancestors. But of course they can’t grow stuff there! Haha.
[QUOTE]DH being from a Rich Farm Land area evaluates every scene of topography according to how flat it is because they can’t grow stuff if it isn’t flat! I point out to him that growing stuff may not be the ultimate goal for many people. He hast to sit with that concept. [QUOTE]
Personally, I think pastures are prettier than crop fields, and flat is not necessary! Although I am a bit partial to fields of sunflowers.
We live in the Piedmont region of Maryland, foot of the mountains with valleys and hills. Our county is known for its dairy cows. Lots of fields where things grow! Lots of woods. Mountains, but not jagged and super tall like in CO. Farmers need to use smaller machinery than in the FLAT lands! Growing up in Pgh. PA we learned about contour farming that stayed with me all these years...follow the terrain and you can grow things!! I loved Nova Scotia. We went to the Cabot Trail...beautiful. My mom was in Nova Scotia until she was 14. Then they moved to Pgh. It is a LONG drive to Prince Edward Island through TREES and more trees...Maine.
But Big Ag educated DH will point out how inefficient is those crop methods of small machinery and rolling hills, Just sayin’
They brainwash them at the Aggie colleges. Combine that with DH’s Germanic outlook of ORDER and EFFICIENCY and lo, you have rigid thinking.
it’s the same thing when we’re driving, he wants to take the most efficient route. I tell him sometimes “can’t we take a less efficient route that is scenic? “. This is always a novel thought for him.
Thanks Iris for the giggle, My main thing with roads is NO TRAFFIC if it can be arranged. Husband is fine with that most of the time. We have lots of orchards here...due to the hills and valleys that are rather inefficient I guess. Lots of German and Swiss heritage here. Mennonites, too.
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