Tag Archives: Vermont

NEW NEARBY EXPLORATIONS – 19 NOVEMBER 2022

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Ray Boas

I am often asked, “Ray, how do you come up with ideas for your explorations and road-trips?” Well, blame it on my insatiable curiosity, and fast moving need to learn something else from something new I just learned. And, fast … Continue reading →

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ON TOP OF MT. GREYLOCK – 19-20 OCTOBER 2022 and a LANDMARK BONUS 24-27 OCTOBER

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Ray Boas

I got out again, and repeated previous pleasures albeit things are not always the same. Bascom Lodge atop Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts, built in the 1930s by the CCC, closes this week for the season, as does the road soon … Continue reading →

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OCTOBER LEAVES POTPOURRI – 2022

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Ray Boas

I am turning a corner, and in the last days have booked two overnights in the near future. But, in time you will read of those. But on this page is a compilation of three adventures “on the road” 6, … Continue reading →

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I WILL NEVER MISS this HIT n MISS EVENT – 25 SEPTEMBER 2022

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Ray Boas

I had an amazing Saturday 22 September 2018 attending the PERU VT fair, and the 20th Annual Autumn Round-Up: Antique Tractor & Machinery Show on the Barker Farm high in the Ludlow, VT hills. Please do revisit that post. But … Continue reading →

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VERGENNES, VERMONT OVERNIGHT – 17-18 AUGUST 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Ray Boas

I do not seem to be getting out and about as much as I used to, but I am busy. Lack of “shunpiking explorations” is probably a combination of factors: I still wish to avoid crowds; places I wish to … Continue reading →

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“FILLING IN THE MAP” – 4 JULY 2022 WEEKEND

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Ray Boas

My plan for this 4th was to have no plans – just stay comfy home, and not get out in the crowds (now there is an oxymoron for my perfect part of the world). But in my constant research and … Continue reading →

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HOOT TOOT & WHISTLE and a QUEST — 11 JUNE 2022

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Ray Boas

Or, as some called it, HOLD TIGHT & WORRY – officially the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad. Remember my last stay with Amos Brown in November? During that trip I got to the Hoosac Tunnel for the first time, and … Continue reading →

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GILL – HELL’S KITCHEN – SATAN’S KINGDOM – 88 BB1 MILES – 83 DEGREES – 21 MAY 2022

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Ray Boas

I have finally met a road I did not like. Yes, Old Vernon Road, over the causeway passing through Hell’s Kitchen, narrow pavement turns to dirt (supposedly made for four-wheel drive – never stopped me before). I enter Satan’s Kingdom … Continue reading →

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HOLIDAY TOUR — 11 DECEMBER 2021

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Ray Boas

Yet again we face a difficult holiday season. Limited gatherings, limited holiday events. But 2020 was worse and there were none of the holiday tours I have enjoyed in the past. Most fun has been the Inndulgence Tour which friends … Continue reading →

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AT REST with AMOS AGAIN and other EXPLORATIONS – 11-14 NOVEMBER 2021

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Ray Boas

This has been a tough year to do anything. COVID has closed travel opportunities, and what has remained open has become expensive, and crowded. I “do not do crowds” and want to stay safe for travels in years to come … Continue reading →

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