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Subject: [OM] Re: Advice for a Fall foliage trip
From: Doug <doug9345@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:59:11 -0400
On Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:27, Tom Scales 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
I agree I think you are out of time to go to Maine.
I'm 25 miles east of Syracuse. I just stepped outside and some trees have 
already turned color and others are still green. I'm thinking another 5 - 10 
days to peak. Since it has been dry the color change will be likely
early. 

If I was doing it I'd run up to Vermont and come back through the Adirondacks. 
I've never taken the ferry across Lake Champlain so I can't comment on it 
either way.

Once I got on the NY side I'd go through Lake Placid they have a a foliage 
report for the Adirondacks here http://www.lakeplacid.com/), Saranac Lake, 
Tupper 
Lake and then come down route 30 south through Long Lake to Blue Mountain 
Lake. After  Blue Mountain Lake I'd follow rt 28 to Raguette Lake, and Old 
Forge. From Old Forge I'd continue on rt 28 (you really don't have a choice 
except to head back the way you came) to Alder Creek (It's Just the 
intersection of RT 28 and Rt 12.) From there you can take rt 12south into 
Utica or Rt 12 north in to Booneville. 

The reason to go Booneville is to take rt 46 through The Boonville gorge. 
There is a state park where you can get off the road and walk. If 
you go this way you'll end up in Rome. From either Utica or Rome I'd run west 
to Chittenango, from there I'd take rt 13 south and stop at Chittenango Falls 
state park.  When I was done with Chittenango Falls I'd continue on rt 13 to 
rt 20. I'd travel west on rt 20 to the finger lakes area, most likely to 
Seneca Falls or Geneva. The finger Lakes are Long narrow lakes that run north 
and south, have relatively steep hillsides where grapes are grown and are a 
general tourist destination. As far as I know this area is the largest grape 
growing area in the country outside the Napa Valley . With grapes there are 
of course wineries and tours and such. It is also Amish country and I've seen 
some photo opportunities if I'd had a camera and time.

Some of these lakes have falls at the souther end but I think it is too dry 
for them to be scenic.

The one unique Item I know about are the white deer at the Seneca Arm Depot. 
What has happened is that since this area has been has been fenced since the 
forties a large herd of white deer have grown there. 
(http://www.senecawhitedeer.org/). I've seen them once but can't tell you how 
much effort it takes to find them. Since I've run by there several times a 
year for many years I think there is a lot of luck involved.

All theses roads I talk about are 2 lane rural state highways except for rt 20 
which is a US highway which is 4 lane in some places, but isn't real heavily 
traveled.  None of this country is flat. There are places where there are 
scenic pull offs and of course there are other places as well. All the places 
I mention with the exception Of Utica, Rome, Geneva, and Seneca Falls are 
small.  Over the years I seen some great foliage and other years not so 
great. It all depends on the timing. A wind can turn good color into nothing 
before it reaches a peak.

I hope this helps


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