Driftless Region

 Photo by Ray Pfeiffer 

If you are familiar with this region, or  by chance majored in geology in school, than you would know the word and its geological reference. Here’s “Wikipedia’s” definition: “The Driftless Area or Paleozoic Plateau is a region in the American Midwest noted mainly for its deeply carved river valleys. While primarily in southwest Wisconsin, it includes areas of southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and northwest Illinois. This region’s peculiar terrain is due to its having escaped glaciation in the last glacial period.The term “driftless” indicates a lack of glacial drift, the material left behind by retreating continental glaciers.”

Basically the glaciers didn’t plow through this area like they did north and east of us. Instead, we are left with this beautifully rolling hill and valley landscape. Most of the slopes are too steep to farm and therefore you are often surrounded by forested hills with the fields laying in the valleys. 

Shake Rag Ally is a beautiful Art Center in Mineral point. 

I'll be teaching in this very large spacious building. So excited, though the difference will be 

the Covid Regalia we will all be wearing and cautious Mature steps we will be taking. 

We have friends that live up this way, I know I'm going to see them at this time...to much going on.  They are Tibetan Yak and Friesian horse breeders. Check out there site, Prairie Sky 

And if you click here you can see there home. Prairie Sky Ranch    When we visited them last they were in the middle of talks about the Yak Cheese connections and as you can see they are well on their way to doing some amazing things.  It was such a wonderful visit this year.