Riding Wisconsin - Cold Springs

One of my favorite local destinations is the Cold Springs area near Whitewater. It's not far on a direct route but can be part of a 60 mile back-road loop through many nice roads in the Kettle Moraine area. It's now early April and the green lawns look like emerald carpets amid the brown detritus of winter. The trees are getting fuzzy with buds for flowers, but haven't actually sprung yet.

Cold Springs has a bit of history as the birth home of George Peck and Edward Curtis. George Peck served as  Wisconsin governor in the late 1800's and Edward Curtis published a 20 volume photographic study of North American Indians.

The Cold Spring Community Center, located on the land that belonged to Edward Curtis, has a small parking area and a two table pavilion. The Center used to be a one-room schoolhouse. This is a very out-of-the-way sheltered spot; Perfect for making coffee while watching the tractor traffic. Surrounded by farm fields, the scenery changes by year and season. It could be beans, wheat, or corn, in stages of sprouts, lush waving carpets, or harvested stubble. It merits regular checking over coffee and snacks. A destination when I need a ride but I'm on a short leash.

Not far from the Community Center is a Jefferson county park wayside that includes a picnic table and toilets. A good place to know about if there is over-brewing of coffee.

Home of Governor Peck

Community center lot with pavilion in the back left

Marker for Edward Curtis at the community center

Sign next to the wayside. 

I was too lazy to get off the bike to include the actual wayside.