It's so hard for me to keep my fingures still...LOL....if you go to Niagra Falls and then to New england,,,when you leave there go up around 1000 Lakes and then come down into new england....we have traveled to Texas and all the places you mentioned over and over for 40 yrs.

BETTY62 & Buzzy Bee, thanks! I am adding those places to my little "book of ideas".

If you go to Niagara Falls, then you might want to go to Letchworth Park in the Finger Lakes area.

If you go through Pennsylvania, there's always Lancaster - a great area with lots of stuff to see there and in the surrounding areas. Of course, it's also the home of a great quilt show and lots of Amish/Mennonite stuff to see.

If you are going through Massachusetts, there are the Berkshires. We get off the highway at Pittsfield (great outlet mall at the exit) and then go to Lenox and nearby towns. The Norman Rockwell Museum is worth a visit!

The National Corvette Museum is here. They recently finished a big expansion and have more old cars on exhibit now.

We are approximately 1 hour north of Nashille on I-65. There are 2 parks here - a KOA and Beech Bend Campground. Neither is really great :-(

In Nashville there are 3 parks just up Music Valley Drive from the Opryland Hotel. We have stayed at the Jellystone one but they all look OK. Just the usual city BIG prices!

Our Gov was on TV the other night asking people to PLEASE come to Vermont for their vacations - we could really use the business and there are a lot of areas that are not badly hit. You just have to plan ahead.

Here is a link to a neat week-long foliage festival - 6 small towns all next to each other, each town has a special day with fun events. They are not too far from me. The site also has links to foliage conditions, road conditions, and more.

http://jeff-foliage.com/fall-festiva...fall-festival/

This is not in the badly damaged area of Vermont.

Are you going thru Lancaster, PA. Lots of Amish and quilt shops. Let me know and I'll give you some great must see places.

If you're coming through the Northeast... peak foliage color is around Columbus day in most of upstate NY, a little earlier in the Adirondacks and in other higher elevations - probably Vermont would be included in that.

Please do sample our apples if you get the chance! We grow LOTS of varieties here in NY, and most supermarkets carry a dozen or more kinds. But if you go to a farmer's market, you will find more variety still, along with plums, peaches, apricots... all great for munching while you're on the road. Healthy, too!

Thanks so much...good to hear from someone in Vt. I soooo want to visit Vermont. My heart just ached for those victims of the flooding when I watched the news reports. And the link you gave me is fantastic, so much info there. We will definitely come to Vermont. Thanks again!!!

Oh my....wasn't planning on leaving here until around the 21st or 22nd....I'm monitoring some websites that predict foliage change, but not sure. Should we leave sooner? I don't want to go too late. The apple idea sounds great and would really love to visit a farmers market. We haven't had enough rain in Texas for anyone to have produce for a farmers market around here this year and my garden was horrible. Thank you!!!!

Absolutely plan on visiting Pennsylvania. Can put Lancaster on the list for sure. Tell me please,,what are the MUST SEE places.