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snid · Dec 3rd, 2006, 02:33 AM

Alright, I think I may want to take another whack at getting people up here... I just need some help ironing out a good plan.

Here's what I've got right now. P&H Truck Stop off exit 17 of I-91. Google it. Every review I;ve read says the food is great and the pies are even better. And not just random people giving reviews, it's been mentioned all over the place.

So... exit 17 of I-91 is on route 302. Route 302 should be familiar to MINIs on Top veterans - it's the road that runs east/west just north of Mount Washington, and the Kanc (route 112) is the road that runs east / west just south of Mount Washington. The 302 / 112 junction is just east of exit 17 of I-91, where the truck stop is.

But, instead of heading east, we could look west... head west on 302 and you get to run route 232 through Groton State Forest, which is perhaps my favorite road in all of Vermont. The pavement isn't that great, but man, what a great road!

So... would people be willing to schlep up north to a run that starts at I-91 exit 17? Mapquest puts Wells River, VT at 2 hours 17 minutes from Nashua, so it's not that far away from most of you.

Then, a route... Doing a Kanc loop is a long drive, and we hit the Kanc on MoT. Perhaps I can make up a good loop heading west and through Groton State Forest. I haven't investigated the area northeast of Groton much - so I don't have a return after hitting 302 west to 232 north to route 2. We'd need something east and then back south... Anybody know anything out there? Sheena? Most of the smaller roads in that part of the state are dirt, which makes life more difficult for route planning.

A quick check of the atlas shows in that general area lots of Barnets (must be a misspelling), Harvey's Lake, Mosquitoville, Ticklenaked Pond... how can you resist such things?

rfinprc · Dec 3rd, 2006, 04:01 AM

When?

ravioliworld · Dec 3rd, 2006, 05:37 AM

Mmm....first google hit comes up with a mention of maple cream pie. Whoever thought of making maple syrup the feature ingredient in a pie was a frickin genius.

If you guys go to Quebec City, stop by Restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens and get the Tarte au sirop d’érable et crème fraîche. Best. Pie. Ever.

snid · Dec 3rd, 2006, 01:12 PM

No idea when. Most likely not during the winter, though. Planning to drive on back roads in northern New Hampshire and / or Vermont in the winter doesn't seem like a good idea.

Another issue is that the truck stop cannot handle large groups for sit-down eating...

GBMINI · Dec 3rd, 2006, 02:06 PM

170 miles from home ... I'd probably stay overnight ... let's take the MINIs to that giant hole i the ground in Barre

MisterMINI · Dec 3rd, 2006, 09:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI (original)

170 miles from home ... I'd probably stay overnight ... let's take the MINIs to that giant hole i the ground in Barre

Agreed. I think it would be a very long day to drive back home on the same day. It's possible, but I think I would rather stay up there overnight. It would therefore be best for me if it was on a Saturday, not Sunday.

blalor · Dec 3rd, 2006, 11:30 PM

I'm definitely in, and I'd probably stay up there, too. Jason, I hope you've got lots of floor room!

Actual Size · Dec 3rd, 2006, 11:36 PM

Count us in. Thet's do it in the winter.

jwardell · Dec 4th, 2006, 01:08 PM

I'm certainly up for it. But I do hope to head up to stowe this year as well for some skiing if the temps can stay below 70.

Sheenabea · Dec 4th, 2006, 09:01 PM

Sounds like something I'd do! I love Vermont!

Theo · Dec 5th, 2006, 04:53 PM

I'll have my V1 turned on....

Theo

yellowmininy · Dec 5th, 2006, 05:13 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Theo (original)

I'll have my V1 turned on....

Theo

Don't forget the bail money.

MGB Boy · Dec 8th, 2006, 05:51 AM

Vermont? Nah, that's too far.

-Ricardo

AntiqueCarNut · Dec 9th, 2006, 12:46 PM

We're in. Winter or whenever.

gaminnh · Dec 29th, 2006, 02:15 AM

If you head east on 302 from Wells River you hit Woodsville NH. Continue east on 302 turn right on 112. This will take you to Woodstock which is just west of Loon. Nice turns and nice scenery.
112 is all paved.

GreenBrit · Dec 29th, 2006, 01:36 PM

This sounds like a good run....I am most likely in.

NHRef · Dec 29th, 2006, 04:41 PM

I'm in . . . Let's make a swing through The Northeast Kingdom a part of the ride. I haven't been up to Lyndonville since my oldest son graduated from there. Beautiful country and well worth the drive from anywhere!

If we do it in winter, maybe we can have a MINI slalom on Burke Mtn or Jay Peak

Dec 3rd, 2006, 02:33 AM	#1
snid brown is back Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Burlington, VT Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 4,218 Offline	Northern Vermont / New Hampshire run planning Alright, I think I may want to take another whack at getting people up here... I just need some help ironing out a good plan. Here's what I've got right now. P&H Truck Stop off exit 17 of I-91. Google it. Every review I;ve read says the food is great and the pies are even better. And not just random people giving reviews, it's been mentioned all over the place. So... exit 17 of I-91 is on route 302. Route 302 should be familiar to MINIs on Top veterans - it's the road that runs east/west just north of Mount Washington, and the Kanc (route 112) is the road that runs east / west just south of Mount Washington. The 302 / 112 junction is just east of exit 17 of I-91, where the truck stop is. But, instead of heading east, we could look west... head west on 302 and you get to run route 232 through Groton State Forest, which is perhaps my favorite road in all of Vermont. The pavement isn't that great, but man, what a great road! So... would people be willing to schlep up north to a run that starts at I-91 exit 17? Mapquest puts Wells River, VT at 2 hours 17 minutes from Nashua, so it's not that far away from most of you. Then, a route... Doing a Kanc loop is a long drive, and we hit the Kanc on MoT. Perhaps I can make up a good loop heading west and through Groton State Forest. I haven't investigated the area northeast of Groton much - so I don't have a return after hitting 302 west to 232 north to route 2. We'd need something east and then back south... Anybody know anything out there? Sheena? Most of the smaller roads in that part of the state are dirt, which makes life more difficult for route planning. A quick check of the atlas shows in that general area lots of Barnets (must be a misspelling), Harvey's Lake, Mosquitoville, Ticklenaked Pond... how can you resist such things? jtross \| snid \| jason - bloggage (including videos)

Dec 3rd, 2006, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
snid brown is back Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Burlington, VT Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 4,218 Offline	No idea when. Most likely not during the winter, though. Planning to drive on back roads in northern New Hampshire and / or Vermont in the winter doesn't seem like a good idea. Another issue is that the truck stop cannot handle large groups for sit-down eating... jtross \| snid \| jason - bloggage (including videos)

Dec 3rd, 2006, 02:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
GBMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gloucester, MA, USA Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 7,581 Offline	170 miles from home ... I'd probably stay overnight ... let's take the MINIs to that giant hole i the ground in Barre Ian C. Gloucester, MA, USA (UK expat) driving GPMINI and Convertible GBMINI#6

Dec 3rd, 2006, 09:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
MisterMINI Keith Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Upton, MA Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 245 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI (original) 170 miles from home ... I'd probably stay overnight ... let's take the MINIs to that giant hole i the ground in Barre Agreed. I think it would be a very long day to drive back home on the same day. It's possible, but I think I would rather stay up there overnight. It would therefore be best for me if it was on a Saturday, not Sunday. aka KeithP

Dec 3rd, 2006, 11:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
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Dec 3rd, 2006, 04:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
rfinprc wherever you go... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 1,544 Offline	When?

Dec 3rd, 2006, 05:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
ravioliworld Don't believe the clown Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hamden, CT Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 270 Online	Mmm....first google hit comes up with a mention of maple cream pie. Whoever thought of making maple syrup the feature ingredient in a pie was a frickin genius. If you guys go to Quebec City, stop by Restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens and get the Tarte au sirop d’érable et crème fraîche. Best. Pie. Ever.

Dec 3rd, 2006, 11:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 1,933 Offline	I'm definitely in, and I'd probably stay up there, too. Jason, I hope you've got lots of floor room!

Dec 4th, 2006, 01:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 5,386 Offline	I'm certainly up for it. But I do hope to head up to stowe this year as well for some skiing if the temps can stay below 70. http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

Dec 4th, 2006, 09:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sheenabea The girl in the red MINI Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Belmont, MA Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 739 Online	Sounds like something I'd do! I love Vermont! ~ Sheeb MINI Pics

Dec 5th, 2006, 04:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
Theo Resident Panpsychist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denial, Egypt Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 2,376 Offline	I'll have my V1 turned on.... Theo "The nice thing about Alzheimer's is you get to hide your own Easter eggs." - John McCain

Dec 5th, 2006, 05:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
yellowmininy QQJ's Social Secretary Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Upstate NY Local Time: 09:33 PM Posts: 7,110 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Theo (original) I'll have my V1 turned on.... Theo Don't forget the bail money.

Dec 8th, 2006, 05:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
MGB Boy heterochromic & loving it Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: at the rink Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 4,242 Offline	Vermont? Nah, that's too far. -Ricardo 06 MCS-W/77 MGB/69 MGB-GT "2 minutes by yourself and...you feel shame, you know...and then you get free"

Dec 9th, 2006, 12:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
AntiqueCarNut MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Hampshire, USA Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 125 Offline	We're in. Winter or whenever. =Adam= Hollis, NH USA '06 MCS Dark Silver / Silver

Dec 29th, 2006, 01:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
GreenBrit Milwaukee Born Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Local Time: 09:33 PM Posts: 40 Offline	This sounds like a good run....I am most likely in. Cooper S: Britsh Racing Green - Black Top M7 STB, Pro-Mini intake, Alta Intake Tube, Palo Uber Scoop

Dec 29th, 2006, 02:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
gaminnh MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 6 Offline	South and East from Wells River If you head east on 302 from Wells River you hit Woodsville NH. Continue east on 302 turn right on 112. This will take you to Woodstock which is just west of Loon. Nice turns and nice scenery. 112 is all paved.

Dec 29th, 2006, 04:41 PM	#17 (permalink)
NHRef Play On! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Hampshire Local Time: 10:33 PM Posts: 892 Offline	I'm in . . . Let's make a swing through The Northeast Kingdom a part of the ride. I haven't been up to Lyndonville since my oldest son graduated from there. Beautiful country and well worth the drive from anywhere! If we do it in winter, maybe we can have a MINI slalom on Burke Mtn or Jay Peak http://cooperpedia-swicki.eurekster.com A swicki harnesses the power of community. No ads, just search results that are relevant to you.

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