Michael,
This is a big help and a great start. Sounds like I should get on my way soon!
Tom
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cosby [mailto:mcosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 12:42 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Tom Scales
> Subject: Re: [OM] Advice for a Fall foliage trip
>
> Tom,
> My wife and I are currently on holiday from Sydney Australia, visiting
> my sister in Saratoga NY. Yesterday we returned from a trip from
> Saratoga through southern Vermont to Maine at Kennybunkport, up the
> coast to Barr Harbour and Acadia then up and back through Bangor
> accross Maine & north New Hampshire to Montpelier in Vermont, then back
> down the Hudson valley to Saratoga.
>
> While we really enjoyed Acadia, I think it deserves at least two or
> three days on its own - including the rest of Desert Island. If ten
> days is all you have, and you dont want to spend it all on the road
> driving, I suggest you leave out Maine and New Hampshire for another
> holiday. Head for Montpelier, which is a very picturesque city, and
> then zig zag back south including the Adirondacs & Hudson Valley as
> well as southern Vermont. The fall colours were very strong here,
> probably because of the poor soil. In a couple of weeks the 'Leaf
> Peepers' will be up here in the Adirondacs, from New York city, in
> thier coaches and Winnibagos, but in Vermont the colour is already
> here. You should also check out the 'Leaf Peeper' website, which is at
> http://www.foliagenetwork.com/default.php
>
> Cheers,
> Michael Cosby
> ---- Tom Scales <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> =============
>
> I need advice from fellow list members. I'm considering a lengthy fall
> foliage car trip, but have no idea really where to go, when to go,
> where to
> stay, good photo opportunity locations.
>
> Well, you get the drift.
>
> My plan is to head north towards New England early (which I suspect is
> pretty soon) and then spend 10 days or so working my way south from
> 'great
> location' to 'great location'.
>
> It's those great locations with which I need help.
>
> I don't think I'll go as far north as main (I may be too late anyway),
> but
> certainly Mass, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, New
> York,
> Virginia and the Carolinas are all doable.
>
> The more suggestions the better. I'm going to try to put a route and
> timing
> together.
>
> Then head out!
>
> It may all fall apart, but I hope not. It would be a lot of fun.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tom
>
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