Ct Fall Foliage Cruise Saturday Oct 15th

[viperjimmy]

Ct Fall Foliage Cruise Saturday Oct 15th!

Meeting at the commuter parking lot in Cheshire CT off I84. From there we will cruise about a half hour up Rt8 North till the expressway ends and there will be a chance to gas up. From there we will cruise through Litchfield County and Goshen along some scenic roadways and through a covered bridge on the way to Kent Falls State Park where you will have some time to walk up along the falls and take pictures and another bathroom break. Leaving there we'll go to lunch at 1st and Ten.

Anyone who wants to meet us at 1st & Ten without going on the cruise, we should be there noonish.

When we leave 1st & Ten, we are going right by On Track Karting, its 5 miles and less than 5 minutes away. 1st and ten is less than 10 minutes from I84 east and west.

Meeting time is 8:45
Departure time is 9:00
Meeting spot is the commuter parking lot just North of I84 exit 26, if coming from the west, take a left at the traffic light at the end of the ramp, straight through the next light, and the lot is on your left, if coming from the east, take a right at the end of the ramp and the lot is on your left.

I had to make it on a Saturday this year, maybe that's better for some people, maybe not for others, so I apologize if that doesn't work for you. I also moved it a couple of weeks sooner, due to the lack of rain in CT, the foliage is predicted to peak earlier. We might also have a special guest attending this year! We have always had a great showing from the New England Region, I challenge the NY/CT club to try and beat their attendance! The food is always great at 1st and Ten, and Chuck the owner and former Viper owner now sporting a Hellcat, always makes sure we are well taken care of and cones off parking spaces for our arrival. The snakes will invade again this year!!

Here's a link to the route we are taking if you want to have a copy:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?m...-osphKJNFx3H00


Link to Kent Falls: http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325228
Please note: A couple of years ago they instituted a fee to enter the park: $9.00 for Ct residents and $15.00 for out of staters.

Pics from last year: https://goo.gl/photos/tPRLb77K9HbQ8Qpc7
Pics from 2014: http://driveviper.com/forums/album.php?albumid=160
Pics from 2013: http://s937.photobucket.com/user/sla...0Cruise%202013

[viperjimmy]

Attending this years cruise:
Jimmy & Julie

[SlateEd]

Add Ed and Courtney :-) Looking forward to it Jimmy and THANK YOU for setting it up!!

[viperjimmy]

Attending this years cruise:
Jimmy & Julie
Ed & Courtney

[viperjimmy]

Add Ed and Courtney :-) Looking forward to it Jimmy and THANK YOU for setting it up!!

Your most welcome Ed, I hope the colors are good!

[thetalonguy]

Thanks Jimmy!
You can count Matt and likely Melanie in.

[viperjimmy]

Thanks Jimmy!
You can count Matt and likely Melanie in.

All set!

Attending this years cruise:
Jimmy & Julie
Ed & Courtney
Matt & Melanie

[00VPRGTS]

You can add Mike and Melissa to the list.

[viperjimmy]

You can add Mike and Melissa to the list.

You got it!

Attending this years cruise:
Jimmy & Julie
Ed & Courtney
Matt & Melanie
Mike & Melissa

[Viper Wizard]

Attending this years cruise:
Jimmy & Julie
Ed & Courtney
Matt & Melanie
Mike & Melissa

Wizard + 1

[viperjimmy]

Attending this years cruise:
Jimmy & Julie
Ed & Courtney
Matt & Melanie
Mike & Melissa
Wizard + 1

[SlateEd]

The trees are looking good driving up the Merritt - Should be awesome by this weekend! And the weather forecast looks PERFECT. So sign up today!! :-)

[viperjimmy]

I changed the link to the route in the first post, but you can also view it here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?m...-osphKJNFx3H00

[Red venom]

I'm going to try and make this... might have to meet you guys at 1st and ten though

[viperjimmy]

I'm going to try and make this... might have to meet you guys at 1st and ten though

Okay, we should be there noonish.

[SlateEd]

Bump for PERFECT weather coming our way!

[Red venom]

Bump for those big pretzels at 1st and 10

[viperjimmy]

Bump for those big pretzels at 1st and 10

Mmmm Pretzels, mac & cheese bites, so many yummy things to choose from. Weather looks good, nice and Sunny.

[viperjimmy]

Attending this years cruise:
Jimmy & Julie
Ed & Courtney
Matt & Melanie
Mike & Melissa
Wizard + 1
Paul & Barbara
Matt M.

Meeting at 1st and Ten:
Greg

[SlateEd]

New Yorkers... I will be meeting a few at the Mobil Station on the Hutch parkway in Harrison NY at 7:15 - Leaving there at 7:30 for a nice drive up the Merritt. Post up if you want to meet us there or just show up before 7:30.

[SlateEd]

Bump for those big pretzels at 1st and 10

Hell yeah those were awesome! See you guys tomorrow!

[viperjimmy]

Weather looks good tomorrow, sunny and highs in the 60*s. Drove the route today and everything looks good. If you have blue blockers, sunglasses that filter UV B rays, I would bring them and wear them for the cruise. I call them "magic glasses" because they enhance the color of the leaves. Try it and you will see what I mean! See you in the morning!!

[00VPRGTS]

Thanks for setting this up Jimmy. Great day today, weather was perfect, people are great and the food is always wonderful at First and Ten.

[viperjimmy]

Thank you everyone for coming, the weather was great, the food great as usual, and the company fantastic. I'll look into some changes for next years fall cruise. Hoping to get some pictures I took uploaded soon. Let me know if this link to the pictures doesn't work, I'm trying it a new way: https://goo.gl/photos/bb2YWBfw2qPh4T797

[SlateEd]

Great Job Jimmy!
And thanks everyone for coming out - it was a fun drive, great scenery, great friends!

Here's a SLIDESHOW