Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Connecticut and FIAT Club America, Green & White Mountains Chapter are co-sponsoring a fall foliage tour with the ultimate view from Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast.
Early Friday evening we’ll head up the Mount Washington Auto Road for an after hours drive to the summit and a view of the sunset. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is a little squeamish about driving on the edge but would love to experience the gorgeous views from the mountain. After hours means there’s no one coming in the opposite direction. You can hug the inside lane and enjoy the drive. You won’t want to miss it! The photo opportunities will be spectacular! Pricing for The Auto Road is $42 per person ($22, 4-12, under 4 free)
We’re offering guided drives each day and on your own drive opportunities.
We’ll have maps and directions with points of interest for:
The Great North Woods
Evans Notch with Tax Free Shopping in North Conway
Cathedral Ledge
Bear Notch Road and the Kancamagus Highway
Crawford Notch
Home base is
The Town & Country Inn and Resort, Shelburne, NH.
We have a block of rooms reserved. Nightly rate of $159.00 plus 8.5% tax and $3.00 service fee.
Members please call 1-603-466-3315 or 1-800-325-4386 to reserve your room.
Mention, Green & White Mountains Chapter when reserving your room to be included in our reserved block.
Saturday evening we’ve planned a group dinner at the Town & Country.
Live entertainment is offered in the lounge on Friday and Saturday night.
www.townandcountryinn.com
Signup is open FiatClubAmerica.com/FCAEvents
Thursday, September 12th
Plan on arriving early
Early arrivals, short guided afternoon drive, museum and dinner
Miles: 49 Round trip
Drive time: 1hr. 14 min
Departure time: 3PM
Afternoon guided drive, along the Androscoggin River into Maine with a stop at the Main Mineral and Gem Museum. Dinner at Sunder River Brewing Company to follow.
Purchase tickets on own at the museum.
Adult $15, Senior $12, Student $10, Veteran/Military $12, Child 12+under $0.
Friday, September 13th
Self Guided route on great roads taking you to Tax Free shopping
Miles: 31.6 round trip
Drive Time: 40 min.
Departure Time: At your leisure
Self guided drive through Evans Notch on your way to tax free shopping in North Conway. We’ll provide a couple of popular shopping destinations including Settlers Green Outlets and an option to add Hurricane Mountain Road with its many twists and turns up and over the mountain.
| Morning to mid afternoon, Guided tour, 3 Notches and the Kancamagus Miles: 129.3 round trip Drive Time: 2hr. 46 min.Departure Time: 9:00 AM Morning guided drive, offering views of the west side of the Presidential Range, Crawford Notch, Bear Notch Road with it’s twists, turns, ups and downs and the Kancamagus Highway. We’ll pause for lunch in Lincoln. Early afternoon we’ll return to the Town & Country through Franconia Notch. |
| Mount Washington Auto Road Sunset Drive to the summit Miles: 17.2 round trip Drive Time: 14 min.Departure Time: 5:00 PM Early Friday evening we’ll head up the Mount Washington Auto Road for an after hours drive to the summit and a view of the sunset. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is a little squeamish about driving on the edge but would love to experience the gorgeous views from the mountain. After hours means there’s no one coming in the opposite direction. You can hug the inside lane and enjoy the drive. You won’t want to miss it! The photo opportunities will be spectacular!Pricing for The Auto Road is:$42 per person, including transaction fees. ($22, 4-12, under 4 free) A Per Person, Pre-Registration is Required for this Activity, You will be issued a ticket(s) when you check in with the Foliage organizers. A Mount Washington Auto Road employee will collect your ticket(s) before you go up the Auto Road.Dinner is on own, we’ll have dinner options for Jackson and Gorham available in the online event guide. |
Saturday, September 14th
Great North Woods Guided Drive
Miles: 153 round trip
Drive Time: 3hr. 37 min.
Departure Time: 9:00 AM
We call this the Great North Woods drive with beautiful views, points of interest and interesting history. Our drive begins heading north toward the 13 Mile Woods. Last year we saw a moose munching in the wetlands along the road in this area. Along the way keep a sharp eye out for local wildlife (moose, bear, deer…) and unique sites. Have you ever seen a boom pier, or an Olympic ski jump on the wayside? You may have heard of L.L.B… But have you heard of L.L. Cote? You will on this drive.
Dixville Notch affords many beautiful views. We’ll stop at Dixville Notch State Wayside, The Baby Flume. A pretty flume just steps from your car. Just beyond the Baby Flume there’s a peak in the road at the high point of the notch, you’ll know when you get to it. On the way down don’t miss Lake Gloriette on the right with the Balsams in the background.
We’ll make a rest stop at the scenic 80’ Beaver Brook Falls Wayside in Colebrook, before making a loop into Pittsburg where we’ll cross the 45th parallel.
Following lunch in Colebrook, we’ll dip into Vermont just long enough to pass over the Columbia Covered Bridge built in 1912. The bridge spans the Connecticut river between Lemington, Vermont and Columbia, New Hampshire.
Just when you think you’ve left the wilderness behind, the view heading into Jefferson opens up to a gorgeous view of the western side of Mt. Washington, offering great views on our way back to the Town & Country.
Saturday, Group Dinner at the Town & Country
Saturday evening we’ve planned a group dinner at the Town & Country.
Menu options for the group dinner will be available closer to the event date. You will make your menu choices and pay for your dinner when you check in at the Town & Country.
Live entertainment is offered in the lounge on Friday and Saturday night.
- Question: On the signup page It says All Italian, can I drive a non-Italian car?
- Answer: You can join us driving any make/model car. You do have to meet the Mount Washington Auto Road requirements. The original paperwork meant to say “and Friends”
- Question: Does everyone in the Car have to be Fiat Club America or Alfa Romeo Owners Club member?
- Answer: No only the Person registering has to be a member or buy the weekend membership for $15 per car.
- Question: Can we attend the Tour without driving up Mount Washington?
- Answer: Absolutely, you can join a us for any part of the event. We do ask you to please still register so we have a count of who is joining us. If you are joining us on a drive, the Membership requirement still applies.