Best way to travel east coast?

I have to agree its the weather that rules the east coast travel. Everyone wants to be in New England in the summer and fall, so the crowds are thick at this time. We live in Florida now and travel to our native New England every year. We have gone at different months of the year so here is my 2 cents. We spend most of our time in Maine. The weather in spring is rainy and buggy. Summer is very crowded, so that leaves fall as the best time for us. This year we were in Maine from the end of August to md September. It was perfect. Kids start to go back to school at the end of August and by Labor day the crowds have slowed down. We left Florida early August and slowly worked our way north stopping in Savannah, Myrtle beach, Richmond, Charlottesville, Lancaster county Pa, Massachusetts and Maine. On the way back we wanted to get home, so we went a little faster to arrive home at the end of September. The weather gets cold really fast in September in Maine, so if cold weather is ok staying in the Northeast until mid October is ok. After that most campgrounds are closed, and tourist spots shut down stores and restaurants. Virginia south stays beautiful thru November, and then gets chilly.
Here are my favorite stops in the east. St Augustine, Savannah, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Ashville, Charlottesville, Lancaster county, Pa, Upstate New York, The Lakes region of New Hampshire, and the State of Maine. Enjoy every minute. Barbara