East Coast or West Coast for August 2021 |
East Coast |
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West Coast |
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55% |
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Great Lakes again |
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Jennybenny Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2019 Posts: 54 Location: NYC
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Go West or Head East for August '21 |
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2k round trip in a week at van speed? That’s a lot of time in a car with a Kid, before you factor east coast rando traffic in summer.
I’m in Brooklyn NY and wouldn’t do the Boston, p-town, vineyard, and back in a week. That said, I wouldn’t drive to abscate’s house unless I was spending a 3-day weekend.
Maybe hit finger lakes, which are awesome, and loop back home.
Abscate wrote: |
3 weeks? both
1 week from MI through Niagara Falls, then head to Boston, ferry to Provincetown, back through Cape Cod. mV ferry to the Island maybe?
Back home camp in Finger Lakes region, back to MI
Rest and relax and refuel
2 weeks to head west ….il Leave that itinerary for others |
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candyman Samba Trout Slayer
Joined: December 20, 2003 Posts: 2694 Location: Missoula MT
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:07 pm Post subject: Re: Go West or Head East for August '21 |
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Anyone coming to MT right now better have a backup plan, like Arkansas. Even the deepest primitive camping is full. People everywhere and smoke galore |
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designer Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2009 Posts: 484 Location: Idaho-but just the tip
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: Go West or Head East for August '21 |
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Yeah, N idaho is so smokey it’s terrible and they say it isn’t even bad yet. Can’t get into Canada. I saw some pics from a friend in Seattle on Saturday and it was clear as I’ve ever seen. Maybe head to the San Juan islands up to
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22573 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:54 am Post subject: Re: Go West or Head East for August '21 |
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If you do the NY swing I have driveways to offer near Ithaca and Albany for a stopover. From Albany, you can Take Amtrak into NYC , leave the car home , for a long day trip and see a bunch of stuff. Perfect for a 10 year old
Reach out on Pm.
For the 280 mile drag across NY upstate
Niagara Falls. Must see. Don’t go into into city on US side anytime. Makes downtown Detroit look safe. Falls area is fine.
Albright Knox Art in Buffalo. Easy driving city. Great stuff
Lot of revolutionary history in Youngstown North, at Fort Niagara. Birthplace of my soccer career.
Slip east to Alabama swamps for wildlife spotting
Cruise route 20 at 45-50 mph, picking up the small towns and history of pre-Thruway roadhouses.
Eastman Museum in Rochester
Seneca Falls NY. Cute little town, birthplace of Women’s rights movement in 1850s. T3 Vw mechanic at Waterloo, Select Euro
Montezuma national wildlife refuge near Tyre NY. About midway, excellent bird watching including Eagles
Dive south 30 miles to Watkins Glen or Ithaca for hiking , finger lakes trails, wineries.
Little Erie Canal museum on the thruway at Port Byron thst is a cool 1-2 hour stop.
Arkell Museum in Sharon Springs ( check that?)
Cooperstown for baseball
Schenectady for the best genuine big corporation induced Urban decay/ blight vision in the world.
Smallbany at the east end.
T3 Andrew Flint near Albany area
Lol. No one wants to spend a weekend in Albany. Life’s too short.
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Rorke Samba Member
Joined: August 04, 2016 Posts: 255 Location: Traverse City, MI
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: Go West or Head East for August '21 |
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Made a reservation at Acadia National Park for just before Canada opens.
Does anyone have any recommendations for the white mountains? |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22573 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: Go West or Head East for August '21 |
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Rorke wrote: |
Made a reservation at Acadia National Park for just before Canada opens.
Does anyone have any recommendations for the white mountains? |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32433 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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MsTaboo Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2006 Posts: 4065 Location: East Kootenay, British Columbia
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:26 am Post subject: Re: Go West or Head East for August '21 |
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skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
west is on fire. i'd go east |
Bingo.
We are buried in smoke. Not really safe to go outside.
I would go east, northeast. Lots of cool places to check out in northern NY, Vermont, Maine, etc.
Plan a trip for next year and head west for the autumn. Very beautiful conditions in September/October throughout the mountain west and after the rains put out the fires the air will be safe to breath. This is the new reality. _________________ Currently:
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