Mods (GregZ?) - Thanks for 'sticking' this up
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DETAILS FOR THE 2005 MOPARTS NEW ENGLAND CRUISE:
CRUISE DATE: Saturday June 25th, 2005 (Raindate: Sunday June 26th,).
TIME: We meet at 8:00am. We cruise at 9:00am. We end about 12 hours later.
START LOCATION: Parking lot in front of the Ashworth Hotel on Hampton Beach, NH.
RULES: There are no rules, no fees, no registrations. Have fun. Bring friends. Post this on other websites. Anyone is welcome.
CRUISE SCHEDULE:
8:00am - Hampton Beach, NH. Meet at the beach parking lot to the left of the intersection at Routes 101 and Route 1A in front of the ASHWORTH HOTEL. Arrive via Route 101 East from I-95 or Route 1. When you reach the beach, take a left into the first parking lot immediately on the LEFT at Route 1A.
DEPART Hampton Beach about 9:00am
ROUTE to Nashua: Route 101 west. Exit onto 111 west towards Hudson, NH. Stay on 111 through Exeter, Kingston, No.Salem, Windham, NH. Keep going on 111 through Hudson, over the river and into Nashua. Make a right turn (north) onto Main Street – and keep going north to Concord Street and Greeley Park. Turn left into the woods at Greeley Park: We plan on parking under the pines off the park road on the left. (57 miles).
10:30am - Nashua, NH: Meet at Greeley Park. From downtown, take Main Street north. It turns into Concord Street (also marked as local Route 3). The park is about a mile north of Nashua center and is on both sides of the street. We plan on parking in the wooded area along the access road going left off Concord Street.
DEPART Greeley Park, Nashua about 11:30am
ROUTE to Jaffrey: Go back towards Nashua on Concord Street. Turn right on 101A west to Milford, NH. (Good are to stop for gas) Pick up 101 west to Peterborough, NH. Turn left for 202 south to Jaffrey, NH. In Jaffrey center, turn left on 124 east. Drive one mile to KIMBALLS FARMS on the right. It is right near the Jaffrey Airport (35 miles)
12:30pm – Lunch at Jaffrey, NH, KIMBALLS FARMS, Restaurant and ice-cream bar. From the center of Jaffrey, go one mile East on route 124. On the RIGHT, just by the airport.
DEPART Jaffrey about 2:00pm
ROUTE to Amherst: Route 124 back to Route 202, turn left and head south. Continue on 202 into MA. Cross Route 12 at Winchendon. Continue and merge with Route 2 west. Exit Rt.2 for Route 202 south and continue through North Salem, to Pelham. At Pelham turn RIGHT for Amherst, MA. This road continues to Amherst and turns into Main Street. When you get close to downtown, it gets a little confusing: Turn RIGHT after a traffic light onto Triangle Street then look for the High School on the LEFT and go into the H.S. parking lot. (51 miles from Jaffrey)
3:30pm - Amherst, MA. Meet in the High School parking lot, entering from Tyler Place off Main Street and Triangle Street in the center of town. The Police Dept. knows we are visiting. If there are problems ask for the Station Officer at: (413) 256-4011.
DEPART Amherst about 4:00pm
ROUTE to Charlemont: Leave Amherst on Route 9 west, to Hadley. Take Route 47 north off Route 9 at Hadley. This parallels I-91 on the Conn. River. Take Route 116 west over the river at Sunderland. Get on I-91 North at Yankee Candle. Exit I-91 at exit 22, Route 2 west. Drive through Greenfield, Shelburne Falls and Charlemont. 4 miles west of Charlemont is the Mohawk Trail State Forest. A mile past the State Forest Turn RIGHT into a paved rest area along a brook. (39 miles from Amherst)
5:00pm - Charlemont, MA. Meet at the rest area about one mile West of the Mohawk Trail State Forest off Route 2. It is about 8-9 miles West of Charlemont (intersection of route 8A South and Route 2) About a mile PAST the Main entrance to the State Forest on Route 2.
DEPART Charlemont about 5:30pm
ROUTE to Bennington, VT: Continue west on Route 2 towards North Adams, MA. BEFORE getting into No.Adams proper, turn RIGHT on Route 100 north towards VT. Drive through Stanford, Heartwellville, and turn LEFT on VT route 9 west towards Bennington. Meet at the Hemmings gas station on your RIGHT on Main Street in downtown Bennington. (49 miles from Charlemont)
7:00pm - Dinner at Bennington, VT. Meet at Hemmings Motor News Gas Station. This is right on Main Street (VT route 9) in downtown Bennington. Parking is available until 9:00pm. Hemmings provides a staff person to give a tour of their museum facility. Afterwards, we can get a sit-down dinner at The Old Railroad Station nearby, or a local burger joint. There is also a nice self-guided driving tour of local covered bridges to end the evening.
I look forward to seeing all you guys & gals again.
Thanks Moparts Mods!
- Art
P.S. - I'd appreciate a PM if anyone knows of current road-construction that would warrant an alternate route. Any construction in the Northampton, MA area?
