Visit here for more..the most exciting place Ive been this summer is our trip north last month.... when we go see our kids in Massachusetts... we have always gone up I84 through Connecticut... it just seemed the way to go.... but the trip is invariably hideous.... we laid back southerners are not used to that kind of 'speed or be run over bumper to bumper madness'!
this photo was taken last fall on our trip....
this year it was so white knuckle I just couldnt even take a shot.... so on our return trip I was determined to find a new way home...even if it meant a detour out of our way..... and did we ever find a much better .... much more pleasant route....
We stayed on I90 west across Mass. all the way into NY north almost to Albany.... ok, it was about 45 minutes longer... and twice on much on tolls... but the trip was gorgeous!.... A leisurely drive through the Berkshires, then south on I87 through the Catskills.
lovely scenery and very little traffic... and particularly very few trucks!
Outstanding vistas!
Then on our southward push through the Catskills...
I found these photos on the internet except for the first photo I took last fall... we have definitely found our favorite route to take... maybe I shouldnt have shared this best kept secret.... Our next trip up will probably be by train...which is our second best means of transportation to the Metro area. But this lovely route through the NE is a real joy for retired folks like us!
Oh wow...the first time I visited New England as a child, we took a train SOMEWHERE. Not sure where because we were just going to Conneticut and Massachusets, but I do remember walking to the train station. I'd forgotten about that.
ReplyDeleteLovely drive you found! Thanks for sharing this on Wherever Wednesday.
wow love that you found such a pleasant route!!!!!!!
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