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South of 84 the Taconic has rather extreme curves and is not a safe road for leaf peeping IMHO.
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Thanks. I don't look too much other than what is ahead on such hwys.Originally posted by tonyg View Post
As far as scienic, it's well worth not missing that southern part?
I have an idea we will not get up there in time to see color at White Mountain area so looking to view more of the Berks and cut more to the coast above Boston.RobertComment
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If you're going to the Berks, you won't miss much south of 84. Color is starting down south, the Berks should be as great.Originally posted by RESORT2ME
My must dos:
Go to Tanglewood and walk the grounds. Bring a picnic if it's nice out and enjoy the view of the Stockbridge Bowl.
Get tix for War of the Worlds at the Elayne Berstein theatre in Lenox (on the grounds of Shakespeare and Co). It's not Shakespeare, the theatre is lovely and the grounds and campus are beautiful. This theatre company is supremely talented and always entertaining. Bring another picnic for dinner before the show.
Here's a link for tix: Shakespeare & Company | 34th Season in Lenox, MA
And the blurb: Shakespeare & Company continues its popular Fall Foliage season with War of the Worlds, based on Orson Welles' thrilling radio broadcast about Martians invading Earth.
Join our actors as they inhabit Welles's classic radio play, which caused a nationwide panic when listeners mistook it for a real newsflash in 1938. Helmed by Artistic Director Tony Simotes, this production features half a dozen S&Co. actors playing a variety of outrageous roles as they bring this tale of Martians and mayhem to life on stage. An entertaining hybrid of old radio and live theatre, War of the Worlds is a delightfully fun production that will have you scanning the skies for mysterious lights!
I second Naumkeag. Really beautiful grounds and a nice house tour if you get a good docent. Not very handicapped-friendly, if that's an issue.Comment
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I wish to understand. Are you saying South of 84 I don't need to bother with if we're going to Berks?Originally posted by Glitter Brunello View Post
I don't wish to miss any if the views are lovely either way, with or without color.
Is there any point to not running the whole T.S hywy? I honor your opinion as I have never been. We can run 87 to 84 to save time and miles, but hate to miss anything.RobertComment
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You must eat at Nudel in Lenox. No reservations but if you go early or late (or on a weekday) you should be fine. Open kitchen, exceptionally prepared locally farmed selections. Really outstanding, we ate there two days in a row last time. Not a meat and potatoes kind of place, google Nudel Restaurant Lenox for myriad excellent reviews.
My fave in Lee is Chez Nous. Excellent french, I've had nothing but fabulous meals there.
Joe's in Lee is a great old-fashioned breakfast joint. I think they might be closed on Sundays.
If you want to see/listen to some live music at night, try the Lion's Den downstairs at the Red Lion Inn. They boast live music every night of the year. I can't speak to the quality, but it gets quiet at night up there in the off-season (as in, post Tanglewood). We saw a singer/guitarist doing covers last winter. It wasn't great, but it was better than nothing. Should be better this time of year I would think.
I do think you should consider a stop in Rhinebeck on the way up if you have time, even if not for the Sheep and Wool Festival. It's a sweet old town with a lot of history (I think it's the Beekman Arms? that's a "George Washington slept here" Inn). Also the Culinary Institute of America is near there, you can make a reservation for a gourmet meal prepared by the student chefs (advance reservations necessary) Culinary Institute of America Restaurants-The Culinary Institute of AmericaComment
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Rhinebeck also has air shows- tho I do not know how often they usually appear to be on weekends.Comment
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I personally would drive the Taconic it's whole length it is a bit windy but as long as you mind the road it is pretty as most of our "parkways" are. They were designed as vertical parks by a man with a lot of power that never held a driver's license. It is certainly not the way I would recommend in bad weather or after dark though they have widened the truly scarey areas.
"The Taconic State Park Commission sought to provide a parkway that takes advantage of all the natural beauty New York's country area provides".
It was completed in its present form in the early 1960s. In 2005 the entire highway, including its supporting structures, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its historic importance in the development of parkways in the 20th century, and Roosevelt's role in creating it. It is the second-longest continuous road listed on the Register after Virginia's Skyline Drive, and the longest limited-access highway.
And yes stop in Rhinebeck.Lawren
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Yes, at the Aerodrome. I didn't know they still held them. We used to go to those when I was a kid - really fun.Originally posted by tonyg
"The 2011 season runs through October 16th, with AIR-SHOWS every SATURDAY and SUNDAY. The gates open and biplane rides begin at 10:00am, the air show starts at 2pm and ends at 4pm, and the Museum is open every day from 10:00am - 5:30pm."
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome | America's Original Living Museum of Antique Airplanes! - Welcome!Comment
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You convince well. We plan to run the whole on Monday.Originally posted by lawren2
Now, will someone stop the wind?
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justcurious, where is the Taconic Pkwy?Comment
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Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area - NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic PreservationOriginally posted by rapmarks
Taconic State Park is located along 16 miles of the Taconic Mountain Range, sharing a border with Massachusetts and Connecticut. Two developed areas, Copake Falls and Rudd Pond, offer an extensive trail system with terrain that varies from easy to challenging, offering spectacular views
Taconic State Parkway
The Taconic State Parkway (often called the Taconic or the TSP and known administratively as New York State Route 987G), is a 104.12-mile (167.56 km) divided highway between Kensico Dam and Chatham, the longest parkway in the U.S. state of New York.[2] It follows a generally northward route midway between the Hudson River and the Connecticut and Massachusetts state lines. Its southernmost three miles are a surface road; from the junction with the Sprain Brook Parkway northward it is a limited-access highway. It has grade-separated interchanges from that point to its northern terminus; in the three northern counties there are also at-grade intersections. It is open only to passenger vehicles, as with other parkways in New York, and maintained by the state Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), the fourth agency to have that responsibility.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had long envisioned a scenic road through the eastern Hudson Valley, was instrumental in making it a reality as a way to provide access to existing and planned state parks in the region. Its winding, hilly route was designed by landscape architect Gilmore Clarke to offer scenic vistas of the Hudson Highlands, Catskills and Taconic regions. The bridges and now-closed service areas were designed to be aesthetically pleasing. It has been praised for the beauty of not only the surrounding landscape and views it offers, but the way the road itself integrates with and presents them.
It was completed in its present form in the early 1960s.
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Ok, we took care of the wind for youOriginally posted by RESORT2ME View PostYou convince well. We plan to run the whole on Monday.
Now, will someone stop the wind?
Looking forward to a trip report!Comment
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Ran the whole plus Highway-7 up to Bennington, VT.
Great drive, but don't run it right now for the peeping. Lots of green forests, many yellow to dead trees.
After Pleasantville, a bit prettier.
Before we got to Bennington, the hills were alive, but still no vivid reds or brilliant oranges.
Where to go from here?
I think we'll start going east and north toward coastal Maine.RobertComment
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