Thanks for your most cool message David. I'll have to look for that road next
time I'm downeast here in Maine.
As for Mount Washington, I prefer hiking it (by foot, natch), but the roads in
its vicinity are excellent. I went up there last year for the Climb To The
Clouds Centennial races and car show (http://www.climbtotheclouds.com/) and
really enjoyed tooling around in my old BT7, hearkening back to the days when
I did it in my BJ8 in the late 1960s and mid-1970s.
To get up there, I took the nice hilly and windy Route-35 from Kennebunk (on
the coast) to lake Sebago, and then North to Fryeburg (a straightaway for the
most part), and then over to Rte.-16 into the White Mountain National Forest.
The weather was superb, the views were great, and there was hardly anyone on
the road (Sunday into Monday).
Would love to hear from anyone who did the top on the old Auto Road.
Personally, I wouldn't advise taking the road to the summit for any car. It
just seems like it would be too bumpy, dusty, and stressful going up
(especially as you ascend to higher altitudes where your carbs will get a lot
less air), and torture to your brakes coming down. Just my opinion though.
Man, I can hardly wait for Spring!
Stay resonant.
Regards, Alex in Maine
1960 BT7 3000 Mark 1 - "The Blue Mainie"
Former owner of 1957 100-6, and 1967 3000 Mark III BJ8
http://users.adelphia.net/~alexmm/ai2q.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: davidwjones
To: healeys@Autox.Team.Net
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 2:12 PM
Subject: Great Roads
....And now for something completely different....
Thought I would try to start a thread that might get us off the "Value"
issue
a bit. I was sitting here looking out the window at a foot and a half of
snow,
and thinking about the first drive in the Healey I would like to take, this
spring.
Years ago, I traveled several times from Bangor ME down to a small coastal
town called Jonesport, near Machias (in Maine). The back road between the
two
points was a freshly paved two-lane blacktop that wound around the hills
and
hugged the contours of the numerous small lakes and ponds along the way. It
was called "Blacks Woods Road" and the challenging drive was at least an
hour
of spirited driving, along switchbacks and s curves. This road was known by
those in the area as a favorite cruise, and I was wondering if anyone on
the
list is familiar with it, and if it is still the same.
I also thought that while a lot of us are freezing our lug nuts off, it
might
be enjoyable to hear about some of the best Healey day trip routes, good
places to stop along the way (food, sights), great destinations, as we
prepare
for the spring thaw...
As an example, has anyone on the list ever taken their Healey to the top of
Mt
Washington?
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
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