You can’t get there from here! But you can have fun getting here from there. The best New England Roads to explore, enjoy, and discover.
A turn-by-turn road trip to history and to rural Vermont For a road-trip destination in rural New England over this year’s Independence Day holiday – July 4th during this 250th anniversary year of America’s birth – there could be only one choice: Bennington, Vermont. But even though the 4th has passed, don’t feel that you…
Take a road trip anywhere in New England, and you’re likely to see a bumper sticker proclaiming, “This car climbed Mt. Washington.” Recently, thousands of spectators watched 80 bold souls storm up the Mt. Washington Auto Road, but they were chasing headlines and bragging rights, not bumper stickers. The chasing took place Aug. 7-9 in…
Typically, my wife and I drive back and forth to Florida in our Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. This year, the return trip was a bit different. Due to a death in our family, my wife flew home, and I drove home after I got our Florida place (“the Tin-Shack”) closed up. As a side note,…
AAA estimated that over 72 million Americans would travel this 250th Birthday Weekend, with over 61 million Americans driving more than 50 miles, while others flew, boated, cruised, or boarded a train. These projections exceeded any previous Fourth of July activity, signaling a thirst for savoring a portion of America’s birthday, despite fuel prices being…