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Post by ChrisB on Jul 19, 2015 23:05:23 GMT
If you try to ensure that you won't be in the really big hotspots at the weekend or on national holidays, you should be OK to find something on-spec. I don't think you can ever expect to avoid a bit of driving though. I've never had to spend the night in the car but I have had to drive a bit further than I expected. Your problem is that the National Parks don't have motels or other businesses in them and, on the whole, they are bloody huge! Personally, I think this is a good thing. You can always try the Park accommodation too. The internet can help a good bit now that there's wi-fi in almost every cafe or diner.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 20, 2015 5:56:08 GMT
The National Parks are not like our parks. There is often no indication of when you're in one and very often few or no amenities. The Taconic State Park in New York is a typical example: it's called a park but shows no real signs of being one. Utterly gorgeous in Autumn, though, and the drive up the Taconic State Parkway is one of the best for views I have ever driven.
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Post by gazjam on Aug 1, 2015 23:33:53 GMT
Did the USA fly/drive thing a few years ago, East coast though.
One of the highlights was driving through the Blue Ridge Parkway (that of the "mountains of Virginia") and it was absolutely stunning.
Just as Martin says, you wouldn't know it was a park just an absolutely gorgeous road to drive.
Went in the summer would love to have went in the Autumn.
Going back next Summer, this threads a bit of an inspiration to photograph everything!
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Post by ChrisB on Aug 2, 2015 7:38:40 GMT
That's a road I would like to drive on, Gaz. I read Bill Bryson's book 'A Walk in the Woods' about hiking the entire length of the Appalachian mountains on the long distance trail and it made me want to see some of those neverending views of interlocking mountains. There is a driving route which parallels the Appalachian Trail fairly closely through 11 states from Georgia up to Maine. That's a trip I have in mind for the future.
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