{"id":3779,"date":"2012-04-21T09:03:54","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T14:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2024-03-05T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:41:50","slug":"monroe-county-wi-day-1-driftless-area-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/monroe-county-wi-day-1-driftless-area-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Monroe County, WI – Day 1 | Driftless Area Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cyndie and I traveled East\u00a0to a driftless area\u00a0in Wisconsin over April 21st & 22nd 2012. \u00a0Our first afternoon we traveled through and took in a good portion of\u00a0Monroe County<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more about Driftless Wisconsin<\/a>.<\/pre>\n
We headed Northeast out of\u00a0La Crosse\u00a0to the West Salem area to begin our backroadin’. \u00a0Our goal for this trip was to capture all of the round barns (mostly in Vernon County – Day 2<\/a>) and covered bridges in the area. \u00a0Upon arrival in Monroe County, we were met with so much more than round barns; the\u00a0regular\u00a0ones were just as picturesque if not more so. \u00a0These rounds barns were either in really good (restored) shape or, as it were with one of them, covered with a tarp or the scene was just too busy for a good photograph. \u00a0My preference is the old, the decay, the moss-covered \u00a0and weather wood, missing boards…you know, falling apart. \u00a0I realize these structures do not exists purely for my photography pleasure and the owners concerns are more with form\/function and perhaps the grips of a local or national historical society guideline or two.<\/p>\n
I was instantly locked onto the very different styles of\u00a0copulas\u00a0that adorned the tops of these Wisconsin barns. \u00a0There was quite a variety than what I have noticed thus far and they were very different from the ones around home. \u00a0 The barn windows and doors were a wonderful highlight of the trip as well. \u00a0We ran into a great property just East of Mindoro, WI. \u00a0Ten of these thirty-six images were from that one farmstead (Images 4-13). \u00a0We slowly made our way to Sparta, WI – running\u00a0parallel\u00a0to and just North of I90. \u00a0It was a great start to the trip – gorgeous country sides and a nice Spring day.<\/p>\n