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Location: Niskayuna, NY | WELCOME to the 2009 NEW ENGLAND MOPARTS CRUISE.
THE DATE: Is Saturday June 13th, 2009 with a raindate of Sunday the 14th.
THE CRUISE: Is a day of relaxed cruising in our Mopars around New England. It's a departure from sittin' on your duff at the usual car show. We stop about every hour to stretch our legs, gas up, take photos, talk shop or whatever.. Lunch is a planned stop and the Cruise ends around dinner time, so anyone who wants can dine together too.
THE RULES:
- ANYONE IS WELCOME to join the Cruise.
- ANYONE can join or leave the Cruise anytime and anyplace along the way.
- BRING your Mopar, ForwardLook, AMC, Jeep, K-car, Minivan, Ram, DaimlerChrysler - plus family, friends, pets and your positive attitude.
- LEAVE your stress and worries at home.
THE START: On the 13th, we'll meet at 8:00am and get going at 9:00am from North Beach, NH at the intersection of 10th Street and route 1A (aka Ocean Blvd). This is about 1.5 miles north of Hampton Beach, NH. There's plenty of hassle-free parking along the seawall right on route 1A and we'll be easy to spot.
For anyone wanting to come up Friday and stay overnight: PM me! I can help with a good selection of hotels & motels nearby.
THE ROUTE:
- In GENERAL we'll drive across the southern parts of NH, from the coast to Nashua, dip down to MA then up to Jaffrey, NH for lunch. After that we'll cruise around Mt. Monadnock a bit then drive down into MA again, along the CT River and end up somewhere in the Berkshires.
- I'll outline the DETAILS of the route here in this thread in the next week and include specific locations and times of our stops...
A big THANKS :thumb: to all those who have joined us in the past making these Cruises very relaxing, sociable and enjoyable for all!
Post or PM me any Q's you have and I'll respond.
Best,
- Art |
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Location: Niskayuna, NY | HERE ARE THE TIME & ROUTE DETALS!!!
THE WICKED GOOD 2009 NEW ENGLAND MOPAHTS CRUISE
1.) North Beach, NH - MEET at 8:00am at the intersection of Route 1A (Ocean Boulevard) and 10th Street. Pahk facing the seawall and enjoy the beach. 1 hour to meet & chat.
9:00am to 10:30am: CRUISE from North Beach, NH to Greeley Park on Concord Street/Rt3 in Nashua, NH. Distance 58 miles 1:30min. ROUTE: South on 1A to 101 West, merge with 293W take Exit 2. Take Route 3A South to Hudson, NH. Follow Route 111 West. Cross bridge west to Nashua. Turn North on Main Street, pick up Concord St/NH-3 North until you find Greeley Park.
2.) Nashua, NH - MEET at Greeley Park about 10:30am. One hour stop. Use the restrooms, stretch legs, photo ops on park roads, chat and relax.
11:30am to 1:10pm: CRUISE from Nashua, NH to Kimball’s Farms in Jaffrey, NH (via Greenfield, Bennington, Han****, NH). Distance 50 miles 1:40min. ROUTE: NH-101W from Nashua to Milford bypass. Just west of Milford, turn North on NH-31 towards Greenfield. Stay on NH-31 North thru Greenfield. In Bennington, turn South on NH-202, then swing North on NH-123 for Han****. In Han**** swing South on NH-137. Follow NH-137 to Jaffrey. In Jaffrey take NH-124 a couple miles southeast to Kimball’s Farms for LUNCH. Enjoy a leisurely lunch at the picnic tables in the shade with friends & cars.
3.) Jaffrey, NH - LUNCH at Kimball’s Farms about 1:15pm. Two hour LUNCH stop until 3:00pm. Wicked good fast-food restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. Wicked good “lobstah” rolls, burgers, sandwiches and locally made ice creams, frappes or sundaes for dessert!
3:00pm to 4:00pm: CRUISE from Jaffrey to Winchester, NH. Distance 28 miles 60min. ROUTE: Take NH-124 West from Jaffrey in the shadow of Mt.Monadnock towards Keene. Before Marlborough we’ll turn West for NH-12, cross it and continue West until we reach NH-10 then turn South for Winchester.
4.) Winchester, NH - SHORT BREAK around 4:00pm. Meet at the intersection of NH-119, 10 and 78, probably at “Mt Pisgah Diner” at 118 Main St. Stretch legs, buy some refreshments from the “dinnah”.
4:15pm to 5:00pm: CRUISE from Winchester, NH to ‘French King Bridge’ just East of Turner’s Falls, MA on Route 2. Distance 22 miles 45min. ROUTE: From Winchester we’ll take Back Ashuelot Road to a covered bridge getting us on NH-119 West to Hinsdale where we’ll turn South on 63/Northfield Road. This will take us to NH-10/63 and we’ll follow 63 thru Northfield, MA and down to Route 2, turning West a couple miles to French King Bridge.
5.) Turners Falls, MA - MEET about 5:00pm at French King Bridge on Route 2. Half hour stop. Stretch our legs, enjoy the wicked spectaculah view of the river gorge below.
After 5:30pm we'll decide on our OPTIONS (to be determined at French King Bridge):
a.) CRUISE to Sugarloaf Mountain in South Deerfield. View from Mountain. 13 miles 0:27min. DINNER at Sienna (6 Elm St #B, So Deerfield, [413] 665-0215) or Wok (723 Greenfield Rd Deerfield (413) 774-3606).
b.) DINNER in Turners Falls. Rest Di Paolo (166 Ave A, [413] 863-4441).
c.) CRUISE to any place we decide on the spur of the moment.
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Mopar Cruise Saturday June 13th, NH - MA
