The New England ROC Climb to the Clouds

[brich]

Let's talk about a meet atop Mt Washington in New Hampshire this summer/fall

If there's enough interest, I think this would be a great opportunity. The Mt Washington Valley is truly a beautiful place. Lot's to see and do... This could be a weekend trip for many, or it could be a day trip as well...

Vote for your preferences and we'll see if we can make this happen. Here is some info for those interested and once again, a BIG thank you to RidgeNH for another cool idea for a meet...

The Northeast's highest peak, 6,288-foot Mt. Washington, will captivate you with its remarkable views of the Presidential Range, the White Mountain National Forest and beyond. The route, the views and the magic of this mountain sanctuary have remained largely unchanged since travelers began winding their way up Mount Washington in 1861. The "Road to the Sky" was an unprecedented engineering achievement and remains the first man-made attraction in the United States! Today, it awaits your personal voyage of discovery.

Rates:

$20 ... Car and Driver
(includes a bumper sticker and audio tour on cassette or CD in English, French or German)
$12 ... Motorcycle and Operator
$ 7 ... Each additional adult
$ 5 ... Children ages 5 - 12

Safety considerations dictate that some vehicles cannot be permitted on the Auto Road,
see below for details.

* Acura, Honda, Jaguar, Saturn, and Sterling autos with automatic transmissions must show a "1" or "L" on the shifter to be allowed on the Auto Road, also those Hondas with Sequential Sport Shifters cannot be allowed on the Auto Road.
* Maximum wheelbase on any vehicle: 161 inches (This excludes most club cab pickups and limousines).
* Maximum width on any vehicle: 80 inches including mirrors.
* No Hummers except H-3.
* No trailers, RV's, campers or oversized vans converted to RV's.
* No mopeds or scooters
* No dual wheeled vehicles.
* No pickups with permanent additions that extend wider than the cab (campers, rack bodies, or very wide mirrors).
* Some former police cars and taxis have the 1st gear locked out and cannot be allowed on the road.
* No Lincoln Continentals 1969 or earlier.
* No bicycles.

http://www.mountwashingtonautoroad.com/index.html

A nice hotel with decent rates. I've stayed here a few times and really enjoy it. It's right next to the Shopping Outlets and not far from the Auto Road...
Google the North Conway Grand.... (feel strange posting a link for this so you'll have to find it yourself )

[Oznative]

I'll bite on the idea. May be tough for some that live in southern areas.

[ridgeNH]

Sept 23 is bad, going to try and make this; this year.

http://www.capecodcanalchamber.org/aboutsf.html

The Bourne Scallop Festival is New England's largest festival under the big top.

• More than 40,000 visitors from all over the world come to the Bourne Scallop Festival every year.

• Winner of Cape Cod Life's "Best Festival Award".


I was planning to Camp up there, it will be off season so getting a site should be ok.

[cwsatterlee]

Great idea. Saturday's are fine with me. Won't be fighting traffic on the way home going through Boston. If this goes through, where will the rally point start from?

[brich]

Originally Posted by cwsatterlee

Great idea. Saturday's are fine with me. Won't be fighting traffic on the way home going through Boston. If this goes through, where will the rally point start from?

We can decide that closer to the date. We could meet in North Conway some where I figured. That way those spending the weekend won't have to travel to meet up anywhere else...

Of course some can set up rendezvous locations anywhere and come into the valley with a statement...

I'm up for any of those dates as of right now. We'll try and set a definitive date as soon as we get enough response so we can plan ahead...

[Hez]

My husband said he'd be up for this one - and he hasn't expressed any interest in ROC meets! We have to check our sailing schedule.

I voted for September 16/17th but August 26/27 would work as well. We are racing the other two weekends. Saturday is best for us.

[brich]

Originally Posted by Hez

My husband said he'd be up for this one - and he hasn't expressed any interest in ROC meets! We have to check our sailing schedule.

I voted for September 16/17th but August 26/27 would work as well. We are racing the other two weekends. Saturday is best for us.

Funny you say that... When I mentioned this one to my wife, she didn't say no... We go to North Conway a lot so I know she's really thinking about the shopping!!

I really hope we get enough of a commitment for this meet. This could be a great time...

[brich]

Ok, so the first bullet on this pole makes little sense... duh
Anyway, I voted my preferences and am posting to get this bumped. Need some more New Englanders showing some interest here. This could be a really cool meet...

[ridgeNH]

was waiting to check on any other conflicts.

Going to vote now.....

I was reading about a group that does the kangama.s...(sp) highway every year.
I think they have a lot of cars doing it now. maybe we should try for a ridge showing next year

[Oznative]

Originally Posted by ridgeNH

was waiting to check on any other conflicts.

Going to vote now.....

I was reading about a group that does the kangama.s...(sp) highway every year.
I think they have a lot of cars doing it now. maybe we should try for a ridge showing next year

Actually if we make it a (2) day trip the Kangamangus Highway would be an awesome trip.