Quote: Well as of 5 minutes ago...the shower is in...complete with Hot AND Cold water!
Rob & Cathy RULE !!!!! Although not showing of my sexy cold water nips could be a problem...
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Moe, "The Trail" was CB radio parlance for the section of 209 between 80 & 84. Route 33 would also offer Trail access from 78. Traffic northeast bound could avoid the congestion and tolls of NYC & Northern Jersey by running 209 to 84 east, etc. More trivia - when 209 was first closed to trucks, the National Park Service built and manned a checkpoint to enforce the no trucks rule. The ban was off & on for a while. When the ban was off, the no trucks signs would be covered in burlap or trash bags. If the wind would blow off the burlap, trucks heading north would be turned around by the Park Service rangers, usually creating a very costly and time consuming detour. Been there. They may also have been lead to believe that I was after the pic-anic baskets...
[...and I was!]
I have no direct experience with the western half of the route map you posted, but would believe it will be very scenic on the NY side. Very slow, but beautiful scenery. The one point of interest I can think of on the CT side would be Yale Bowl, where the NY Giants played, I believe while The Jimmy Hoffa Cemetery was being built or worked on. There are also some world famous pizza joints near the Yale Bowl neighborhood.
With perhaps only one or two obscure exceptions, wherever you cross the Hudson River in NY for practical travel routes, you have to pay. (I Love NY!) At least it's a good looking bridge with a rich history. If I recall, Bear Mountain Bridge was the first suspension bridge with a concrete deck - a design later implemented in such technological wonders as the George Washington Bridge, and so on. It is very likely that the toll is $1 eastbound.
One minor hazard area - The Stevenson Dam on route 34 over the Housatonic river - at either end, trucks require most of the road to make the turns. Maybe it's better now - haven't been there for quite a while.
If y'all need a place to camp while northbound, I'll leave a light on. I'm probably off route though, in the very NW corner of CT.
