Colorado to Maine
I am planning a 2020 fall trip from Colorado to Maine, with stops at Rv Hall of Fame and Museum, maybe a GD factory tour, Niagara Falls, Cooperstown, Hyde Park NY(FDR), Lincolns grave site, Acadia. I ...
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David_and_Chris wrote:
I believe you could travel through the Southern Tier of NYS (I-86 or NY17). This will bring you through Corning then wander a little north to Cooperstown. Depending on your timing after Cooperstown you can wander down I-88 to I81 and go east on on I-84 to get to HYDE Park. I would get E-Z pass. Lately they have only one cashier with the rest being E-Z pass, like MA. NY is going to E-Z Pass. I-86, I-88, and I-81 are all 4 lane interstates that are toll free. The further east you go the highways will be less and less toll free.
Going I-86/NY17 is a good route that is toll free.
While at Hyde Park, you might want to stop at the CIA ( Culinary INstitute of America) and partake in one of their great dining experiences. Reserve in advance .
An option to get to Maine and avoid some of the crazy traffic and tolls in Mass/Conn , would be to head north to Vermont and take US2 over to Bangor. We've done that a couple of times. Roads are pretty good and no issues for a big rig .
We go to Acadia every year and haven't had an issue with tolls. NYS Thruway and Mass Pike will get ya, but there are many other, more pleasant paths that don't take a significant time longer.
If you do decide to get a transponder, I've heard that the NC quick pass is the way to go. It works in most of the Eastern seaboard and is the least expensive .
