Scenic Driving New York: Including the Adirondacks, the Catskills, and the Finger Lakes

Scenic Driving New York: Including the Adirondacks, the Catskills, and the Finger Lakes

Scenic Driving New York: Including the Adirondacks, the Catskills, and the Finger Lakes

Scenic Driving New York: Including the Adirondacks, the Catskills, and the Finger Lakes

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Overview

To enjoy all that New York state roadways have to offer, jump in the car and drive to sweeping lake or ocean views, lush vineyard landscapes, or breathtaking mountain vistas. Featuring more than 1,900 miles of scenic routes and byways, this indispensable highway companion maps out unforgettable trips for exploring New York’s natural beauty. Scenic Driving New York features thirty separate drives through the Empire State with delicious ice cream stops and fun side trips along the way. Buckle up and begin your next journey!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493058228
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/01/2021
Series: Scenic Driving
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 384
Sales rank: 267,644
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Randi Minetor has written twenty-one  books for Globe Pequot Press, including five books on New York hiking in the Best Easy Day Hikes series, and she is the author of Backyard Birding: A Guide to Attracting and Identifying Birds. She and her husband, photographer Nic Minetor, also created Hiking Waterfalls in New York. They live in Rochester.

Table of Contents

About the author and photographer vi

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction xi

Adirondack Park Scenic Drives

1 Lakes to Locks Passage, Part 1: Waterford to Ticonderoga 2

2 Lakes to Locks Passage, Part 2: Crown Point to Rouses Point 18

3 New York Route 3: Plattsburgh to Tupper Lake to Blue Mountain Lake 28

4 Central Adirondack Trail: Warrensburg to Old Forge 38

5 Olympic Trail: NY 3 from Great Bend to Lake Placid 49

6 Adirondack Trail, Northern Section: Tupper Lake to Malone 56

7 High Peaks Scenic Byway & Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway 64

Catskill Mountains Scenic Drives

8 New York Routes 28 & 30: Kingston to East Branch 79

9 Watson Hollow & Peekamoose Roads 90

10 Hudson River School Art Trail 96

11 Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway 109

12 New York Route 22: Austerlitz to Amenia 119

13 Upper Delaware Scenic Byway 126

Central New York Scenic Drives

14 Cherry Valley Turnpike: Cazenovia to Cooperstown 140

15 New York 7: Vermont Border to Troy 154

16 Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway 162

Finger Lakes Scenic Drives

17 Bloomfiefd to Naples to Canandaigua 175

18 Seneca Lake Wine Trail & Scenic Byway 185

19 Cayuga Lake Wine Trail 198

20 Keuka Lake Wine Trail 211

Great Lakes Scenic Drives

21 Great Lakes Seaway Trail, Part 1: Pennsylvania Border to Youngstown 221

22 Great Lakes Seaway Trail, Part 2: Youngstown to Oswego 242

23 Great Lakes Seaway Trail, Part 3: Oswego to Massena 262

Hudson Valley Scenic Drives

24 Palisades Parkway to Bear Mountain 277

25 Hudson River Valley: Poughkeepsie to Kingston 285

26 Bronx River Parkway 293

Long Island Scenic Drives

27 Montauk Highway: Southampton to Montauk Point 301

28 North Fork: Riverhead to Orient Point 314

29 Ocean Parkway 331

Southern Tier Scenic Drives

30 New York 39: Avon to Letchworth State Park 339

Appendix A Sources of More Information 347

Appendix B Guide to Roadside Wildflowers and Plants 351

Index 359

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