bukhrn wrote:
AdirondackJack wrote:
JimFromJersey wrote:
^^^^ Thanks AJ, gives us something specific to work with. Timing is still up in the air a bit - we need to be in Rochester 19/20/21st of August, but we also want to work in a visit to Niagara if feasible. It looks like it will be more beneficial, time-wise, to hit the Falls BEFORE we turn around and head to Rochester, since trying to see it AFTER will be tough, time-wise - need to be home here by Sunday the 24th. Thus, my thoughts of a couple days or so from Plattsburg down to Saratoga Springs, then a dash ACROSS the state to Niagara. I know proponents of the Finger Lakes will urge several days there but I just don't think that's in our schedule...
One more possible to consider is route 8 which cuts through a beautiful part of the Adirondacks through Speculatorand ends in Rome. You can pick it up from Route 9 in Chestertown or from 28 in Weavertown. I spent the biggest share of my working life in Rochester and always used route 8 to visit my home area.
Sorry, while I don't mean to be argumentative, I have to say that formerly being from Rome, I can say that Rt. 8 comes no where near Rome,(well, 20 some miles) it intersects Rt. 12 north of Utica, & heads south.
That's very true Bukhrn and being informative will never be considered argumentative by me or anyone else I would think. I post a lot of routes that we have taken and do get pretty wordy and have found that most people who are interested post me back to nail it down or use Google Maps or use a GPS to search it further themselves. I apologize if I was misleading anyone. I used to actually get off the Thruway at Verona and head East for Rte 8 from there BUT that was without towing and there is a pretty low bridge along that route.
