Come to MAMA VII - Saturday, October 17, 2009

[Actual Size]

Come to MAMA VII
Saturday, October 17, 2009

We'll meet at 10 a.m. at Alyson's Apple Orchard in Walpole, NH

Travel Tip: Avoid Keene, NH on your way up, over or down...The Pumpkin Festival is the same date and motoring through the city will be just about impossible.

We'll visit five covered bridges, Saint Gaudens National Historic Site and the Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, VT.

Saint Gaudens will be weather permitting and has a fee of $5 per person. Great views of Mount Ascutney and great sculpture.

Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at Saint Gaudens (tailgate style....no picnic tables).

The run will last ~4 hours and span ~70 miles from start to finish in Windsor.

Sign up for leaf peeping here...

MAMA's MINI's 2009

1. Actual Size and Laurie
2. bethandlouis
3. hwy61 & Patty
4. maxamama & Hannah
5. minirunner
6. JR9907 & QTIP
7. Theo, Carol & Cooper
8. Sideways
9. Sheenabea & Armen
10. Aloha
11. K & C Mills
12. SensorSock3
13. Scott & Mardy
14. AntiqueCaNut & Jeanette
15. Audra
16. ravioliworld
17. snek
18. NHRef
19. Mr. Toad
20. TheKidsToy
21. scho06 & Nancy

[yellowmininy]

Well, I'm supposed to be at work until midnight the night before again, so unless I can do some really creative rescheduling, I'm going to miss MAMA again. We'll see...

[Actual Size]

Do that resheduling shuffle, Cathleen.

[tedsmini]

Once again, I'd love to do this. Jill sounds like she's game. We'll have to research it to see if it's realistic. As I was cleaning up the banks of Conewango Creek (which was an awful mess) with our watershed group last weekend, I was remembering those gorgeous streams in New Hampshire. A far cry from the Conewango (though it does have its charm in some places). Would love to get back there. Maybeeee....

[JR9907]

Sign up Debbie and I . We really enjoy this one..

[Theo]

We'll be signing up! No classes on the 17th!

How about a trip to MOCA or Greylock via Rt2?

Theo, Carol & Cooper

[Actual Size]

Quote: Originally Posted by tedsmini (original)

Once again, I'd love to do this.

Maison MAMA has beds for 6 people (oops...make that 5...one is reserved for Mart Smith). Room for more if you don't mind a sleeping bag and a floor.

Quote: Originally Posted by Theo (original)

How about a trip to MOCA or Greylock via Rt2?

Laurie & I were thinking about a Vermont run. Maybe meet at the Welcome Center on I-91, head over to RT 100, then down to RT 2 and over to North Adams or Lanesborough.

[Actual Size]

Thanks to hwy61 we have a plan. A shorter version of the covered bridge run with stops at Saint Gaudens, The Path of Life Sculpture Garden and possibly a tour of the original Harpoon Brewery.

Just have to figure out a good starting place around Walpole.

We still want to do the Mass MOCA run. Maybe in the spring.

[Sheenabea]

So excited! I think I might be working that weekend, but I am sure I can finagle something to be able to attend!! Love this event and seeing everyone's smiling faces.

[Actual Size]

We'd love to see your smiling face too (and there's tons of grass at St. Gaudens).

[hwy61]

Quote: Originally Posted by Actual Size (original)

there's tons of grass at St. Gaudens.

Excellent !!!!!!!!!

[BWROOFCHEX]

The link doesn't work over at MMC ?? I posted a link to this page. I'm hoping we'll be able to attend. Since we're a single Mini household now, I have to see if Audra will take the pearl out........unless I can bring the Z4 ? :-)

[Actual Size]

If we have that Mazda 3 from Connecticut we can certainly have a Z4. There might be (or not) a red Honda from Worcester too.

Just read in "Autoweek" that the new Mazdaspeed 3 left the Audi A3 and the Volkswagen GTI in the dust in 0-60 mph time at 5.72 seconds and came in second behind the Porsche Carrera GT in braking. 263 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque. Hmm...

[Sheenabea]

I'm IN!! Registered earlier today!

[Actual Size]

Are you ready to burn?