Category Archives: ROADS and ROUTES

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE – 8 JUNE 2021 – 75th ANNIVERSARY OPENING DAY

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Ray Boas

and, I had to be there, and first in line. June 8, 1946, my Dad was still in Germany. My mother was in the Bronx, and at just shy of three months old I was not able to convince her … Continue reading →

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ROADS and ROUTES — NEW 66 MILE LOOP — 22 MAY 2021

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Ray Boas

I have had a hard time getting back out – we all have. I have lost momentum with LadyRABIII, BLACK BEAUTY is buried behind LADYRABII who has a leaking carburetor and dead battery. Bottom line is I am really out … Continue reading →

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SERENDIPITOUS SNOWY SOJOURN – 4 FEBRUARY 2021

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Ray Boas

When a back roader (me) finds a road back of his favorite back road (US Route 7A) you cannot imagine the resulting euphoria. And there is a backstory to this serendipitous snowy sojourn. It all started buying some books a … Continue reading →

Posted in Day (or maybe two) Trips, ROADS and ROUTES | Tagged Arlington, Hildene, Manchester, Vermont | 8 Comments

NO WINTER MAINTENANCE and LEAVES – 9 and 13 OCTOBER 2019

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Ray Boas

You know THIS IS THE WEEK for leaf peeping – and I had to do it and share. Two great days out, and some views for you to hopefully savor. The colors this year are wonderful – as I recall, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous Musings, ROADS and ROUTES | Tagged Daniel Webster 1840 Vermont, Kelly Stand Road, Leaf Peeping | 9 Comments

NOSTALGIA and HISTORY EXPLORATIONS – 25-26 JULY 2019

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Ray Boas

For awhile my cousins and I had planned to visit, and it finally worked out on Thursday, 25 July, I headed to my aunt’s home in Mystic, Connecticut, Steve arrived from Colorado, and Debbie came by ferry from Block Island. … Continue reading →

Posted in Day (or maybe two) Trips, Old Sturbridge Village - OSV, ROADS and ROUTES | Tagged Ashford, Connecticut, CT, HENRIETTA HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST, Old Sturbridge Village, Roseland Cottage, Woodstock | 2 Comments

MORE VERMONT EXPLORATIONS – 1-2 MAY 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Ray Boas

I am starting this looking out in the rain to where mountains should be – but, alas between fog, rain and even sleet yesterday, I see nothing but a solid, unbroken sheet of light gray – which you will see … Continue reading →

Posted in Day (or maybe two) Trips, ROADS and ROUTES | Tagged Crawsbury Common, Hitchcock Movie, Stowe, Trouble with Harry, Tunbridge, Vermont, Vermont Covered Bridges | 5 Comments

MOUNT WASHINGTON ADVENTURES – 10-13 APRIL 2019

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Ray Boas

These adventures started two weeks ago, and I have been home for twelve days. Why the delay in documenting and reporting? Why have I not gotten to my Red Lion Inn reports for 2018 and 2019, and what about my … Continue reading →

Posted in Day (or maybe two) Trips, ROADS and ROUTES | Tagged Bretton Woods, Camp Stark POW Camp, Chutters, Littleton NH, Mount Washington Hotel, Nansen Ski Jump, NH, OPEN FOR THE SEASON by Karl P. Abbott, Pollyanna, Stark, Thayers Inn Hotel, World’s Longest Candy Counter | 4 Comments

TWO TRAIN TRIP TALES – 4 OCTOBER 2018 and 14 JUNE 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Ray Boas

So these adventures are four months apart? I still want to remember, and to share, and hopefully provide you with some ideas for future fun. Let me begin with the past week, and go back. Only lived in New Hampshire … Continue reading →

Posted in Day (or maybe two) Trips, ROADS and ROUTES | Tagged Chester, Conway Scenic Railroad, Green Mountain Railroad, Kancamagus Highway, NH, North Conway, VT | 3 Comments

IMPRESSIVE DISCOVERY – 1 SEPTEMBER 2018 – SOUTHERN VERMONT NATURAL HISTORY MUSUEM

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Ray Boas

For months I have had day excursions planned for September. This weekend is the Garlic Festival in Bennington. Years ago, Cathy and I visited when it was still in Wilmington, Vermont. That was the plan for the first, and BLUE … Continue reading →

Posted in Day (or maybe two) Trips, ROADS and ROUTES | Tagged Andrzej's Polish Kitchen, Hogback Mountain, Marlboro, Molly Stark Byway, Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, Vermont, VT, Whitingham | 6 Comments

MAKING WAY ON – ROADS – RAILS – and WATER – 26-27 AUGUST 2018

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Ray Boas

A 34 hour vacation that felt like a week when I arrived home – that much done and seen – and three things that had been “on the lists.” In fact, the Inn I stayed at Cathy and I talked … Continue reading →