I
was talking to a woman yesterday who was planning a big trip which was going to
involve long hikes every day. She was debating whether or not she wanted to
carry her bulky camera with the long zoom lens.
I was like – what? If I had a bulky camera with a zoom lens, I would take it EVERYWHERE, no matter how much it weighed or how far I had to carry it. Which is why I only have my little Nikon CoolPix. I loved my Yashica 35mm, but as many pictures as I take and as many miles as I seem to cover, I think I need convenience over the spectacular shots.
Which brings me to the tiny village of Norwalk, 35 miles north of the cabin where we stayed in Viroqua and 18 miles southeast of Sparta, which is known as the Bicycling Capital of America. Norwalk is one of several stops along the Elroy-Sparta State Trail.
I’d never heard of Norwalk when we stopped there for lunch during our drive around the area back in June. Being my usual somewhat rude self, as soon as I’d eaten my lunch-box lunch, I abandoned Hubby and the others to explore the little park and take way too many pictures.
And then I imagined how awesome it would be to bike the 32-mile Bike Trail. Sure, Chris, that will happen, camera in hand or not - not.
For more information, click these links:
The Elroy-Sparta Trail – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elroy-Sparta_State_Trail
The city of Sparta – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta,_Wisconsin
Sparta and the bicycle – https://dekeslaytonmuseum.org/exhibits/evolution-of-the-bicycle/
The Village of Norwalk – https://villageofnorwalk.com/
If you never click on another link,
you have to click on this one for a map of the Norwalk Park – https://villageofnorwalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/park-campground-map-1.pdf
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