Scenic Driving New England: Exploring the Region's Most Spectacular Back Roads

by Stewart M. Green

Overview

Pack up the car and enjoy gorgeous drives through some of the most spectacular scenery the area has to offer. This series of indispensable highway companions maps out short trips for exploring scenic byways and back roads. Whether you embark on an adventure that winds along mountainsides, cuts through open fields, or shows off the shoreline, the road trips in our Scenic Driving guides will transform your passenger seat into a front row seat to experience natural beauty at its finest.

Inside you’ll find:

• Itineraries from 20 to more than 200 miles
• Route map for each drive
• In-depth descriptions of attractions
• Optional side trips to museums, parks, and landmarks
• Tips on lodging, camping, dining, travel services, and best driving seasons

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493035960
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Scenic Driving
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	600,110
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Stewart M. Green is a freelance photographer and writer who is the author and photographer of many books for Globe Pequot Press and FalconGuides, including four other Scenic Driving Guides. His photographs have appeared in many publications including Climbing, Rock and Ice, Outside, National Motorist, On The Edge, Alp, Sierra, and others. He lives in Colorado Springs, CO.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Map Legend 10

Connecticut Scenic Drives

1 Connecticut Coast 12

2 Connecticut Route 169 29

3 South Litchfield Hills 42

4 North Litchfield Hills 56

Rhode Island Scenic Drives

5 Rhode Island Coast 66

6 Western Rhode Island 79

Massachusetts Scenic Drives

7 Cape Cod 86

8 Berkshire Hills 103

9 Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway 119

Vermont Scenic Drives

10 Molly Stark Scenic Byway 134

11 Southern Green Mountains 148

12 Quechee-Coolidge 157

13 Middlebury Loop 169

14 Barre to Danville 180

15 Smugglers Notch 188

18 Lamoille River 199

17 Lake Willoughby 208

New Hampshire Scenic Drives

18 Connecticut River 218

19 Bristol-Rumney 232

20 Lake Winnipesaukee 241

21 Kancamagus Highway 252

22 Crawford & Franconia Notches 265

23 Upper White Mountains 282

Maine Scenic Drives

24 Midcoast 294

25 Acadia National Park 310

26 Sunrise Coast 323

27 Grafton Notch 337

28 Rangeley Lakes 346

29 Moosehead Lake-Kennebec River 355

30 Baxter State Park 366

Appendix: Sources of More Information 375

Index 381