#route 17

When we are looking for the fall colors and find them lacking, then we go looking for Plan B's (as I call them)

I also NOW call Route 17…  Vermont’s Second Twistiest Road The 1st twistiest road is of course Smuggler’s Notch (Route 108). We took Route 17 for the first time only a while back, during a real slowdown in the fall colors. You may be saying, “What took you so long?” Well, Vermont may be small and I’ve been traveling up there for more than 20 years, but there are thousands of roads! Sometimes…

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Scenic Notches of Vermont, not just for 4WD and pretty scenic to boot!

Many Notch Roads in Vermont are not just for 4 wheel drive jeeps. Most notch roads began as simply a dirt track from one side of a range of hills/mountain tops to the other with having to go all the way around. So creating a more direct route up and over, if not easier would be faster. Today these scenic trails that were once only hiked or traveled with mule or horse are usually crossed with a…