The first tip is a great one - a suggestion, though. Go a few miles further west and take 22 South along the NY border - beautiful country!!!

Bad news - Mt. Graylock is closed this year to redo the road - that is a great side trip going up the highest point in Mass...

 

Mid May suggested cruise (Should be within mpeoples tolerable comute to start end point)

Meet at Yankee Candle in Deerfield Mass. Follow US 5 to Ascutney VT driving up the road to the top of Mt Ascutney (great view of the Connecticut River Valley) Go slightly further north to the Harpoon Brewery in Windsor (premium line...USE YOUR HEAD ON CONSUMPTION) buy lunch there or bring picnic and eat in the beer garten. (Those or good reason feel brewery bad idea there are other diners we can hit) Cross Conn River and follow Route 12 to Keene NH /Gardner MA and split at route 2 in Mass. Trip is about 150-175 miles Scenic roads and in an central location.

 

That would be a great ride!

 

+1 Very nice area, but completely full of snow probably until Summer. I'll be gone.

 

Conway isn't that bad - late spring is a good time for a ride. That Kankamagus HWY is a dream ride...

 

This one sounds good to me!

 

I'm not sure if this would be too far for some of you but how about a late Spring cruise in and around Newport, RI. A nice drive down Ocean Drive (several mile stretch along the ocean) with a possible destination of touring one of the mansions. There are great restaurants and shops, we could possibly even do a harbor tour. Just an idea.

 

The Vermont Country Store isn't too far away, either.

 

I'm up for almost anything, I'm just hoping to meet other Crossfire owners. I don't know of any other crossfire owners.

 

DAMSRT6 I live near Newport and Blackxfire does to maybe we can do a small cruise. Some great car shows by wickford in summer too

 

I would definitely do a Newport cruise!
We can do early spring for this one!
That would also present some great photo ops for our xfires!
The town at the opposite side of the Newport bridge is a nice little place and it has a great view of the bridge for a photo op!
Alen, robby363 and (I assume a member named Capecod) all live fairly close. It's only about an hour to Newport for me.
Great to get Nightrider over there and Fun may have a long drive though.

 

Bender,
You have at least 3 members that I know of from CT.
Gibsonjunkie, crossfirefun and nightrider!

 

BLACKXFIRE...how does the last Saturday of April sound to you. Beavertail State Park and Fort Weatherill State Park in Jamestown RI is extremely scenic we could hit them up for photo ops too. There are several CT and SE Mass members...don't forget our group is only a couple weeks old, and already making progress

 

Nope, I'm from Mass. It would be quite a hall for me to go to RI.

 

Sorry Fun Call me clueless!

 

No Problem Black...
My wife and I actually disussed going down to the mansions this year. It would have to wait till later though.

 

That's too bad. It would be great for us to get together as a Crossfire group. Great photo ops at the mansions and the ocean. Jamestown is really an awesome little seaside community also! Hopefully this summer we can have a great meeting of New England Croosfires that will rival those SoCal guys!

 

I'm very pleased with the responses to the Newport idea, I know that it would be a lot of fun. We could go from Jamestown, through, Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, over the Mt. Hope Bridge into Bristol for some fish and chips on the water. Great photo opportunities in all of these towns. My good friend also has an SRT-6 and would definitely be up for this cruise. It seems like we might have 5 cars together anyway and it is still very early.

 

Is your friend a forum member?

 

Depending on the date and time I might make it at least for a greet. Looks like 115 miles and a little over 2 hours.
Might not stay for the whole thing. But then again after 11 years with the state I have lots of time off.
It's my wife who doesn't.