Originally Posted by
kebosabi
That might be a good idea. How about Providence - Boston - Hartford - Albany - Montpelier - Concord - Providence? I checked yahoo maps and it isn't much of a difference because of the more reliable Interstate route. Also, I get to avoid going through Boston on the return route.
I personally think that would be a better route. You would not have to go
through Boston on the return, but you would still go
around Boston. (I-95/Route 128 circles Boston.)
The only problem with that route is Albany to Montpelier. Hartford to Albany is all Interstates (91 to 90) - however Albany to Montpelier is not. Because you have to get around Lake Champlain, you either have to go from the south or north, If you go on the southside, you can take I-87 to exit 20, but then it's all 2 lane roads (Routes 149, 4 and 7) for 2/3 of the way. If you go all the way on I-87 north to Rouses Point (almost the Canadian border on the northside of the Lake), that alone is about 3 hours!
By the way, am I the only one who thinks that the old yahoo maps was better because of the turn-by-turn map capability for printouts?
Having a GPS would be very handy it seems in this neck of the woods, but it seems that the Dollar Rental Car at PVD doesn't have one. Drag.
I have never used yahoo maps, so I can not comment on that. Most times I use Map Quest, which does give turn-by-turn directions.
Having a GPS (I think) is not really necessary, except in some of the cities. Except for the Albany to Montpelier portion (if you choose to do so), it is on primarily the same interstate(s).
BTW - Did you know that the RI Capitol dome is modeled after the Capitol dome in Washington?
And the painter of the well known George Washington portrait is from just south of Providence?
Being early March could also present a problem. Remember the fist major snowfall (at least in southern New England) we got this year was on February 14! NE can have snow until April!