Lee
and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
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Six Flags New England
1623 Main Street
Agawam, Massachusetts 01001
August 3, 2011
Lee
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Lee Duquette drove from the campground in Monson, Massachusetts to Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts formerly known as Gallup's Grove (1870–1886), Riverside Grove (1887–1911), Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside: The Great Escape (1996–2000). They were at Six Flags New England previously in 2008, so this was not their first visit here. The Superman roller coaster changed and is now Bizarro. Truthfully, Karen Duquette found Bizarro to be the only thing in the park that was somewhat thrilling. Although Karen thoroughly enjoyed the park in 2008 and what was then Superman, after going to Cedar Point last month and riding Top Thrill Dragster, all coasters at Six Flags seemed lame to Karen. After all, Top Thrill Dragster is the second tallest roller coaster in the world (420 feet), and also the third fastest roller coaster in the world (120 mph) and no roller coaster at Six Flags can compete with that. No photos were taken on this date because they are all in the 2008 page. Lee Duquette did not take any photos of Karen on the rides on this date. Also since Six Flags New England charged $20 per car to park each day, the two RV Gypsies decided not to return here the next day as previously planned. (price may change throughout the years) |
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August
4, 2011 Peaked Mountain Reservation 43 Buttle Road Monson, MA 01057 |
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| Lee and Karen Duquette set out to explore a former working forest and trek to a summit with panoramic views from the 1,227-foot summit of Peaked (pronounced “pea-kid”) Mountain, and gaze northward across the Quabbin Reservoir watershed and glimpse New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock. |
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| Lee Duquette followed the road signs to Peaked Mountain and parked in the parking lot marked Peaked Mountain and discovered that they were at the Miller Forest Tract. In the below photo, the car of the two RV Gypsies can be seen along with Peaked Mountain - far away. The sign said a one-mile hike, but the two RV Gypsies knew that Peaked Mountain was more than a one-mile hike and that they were not where they expected to be. But all is well. | |
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| Below: Lee Duquette did not realize that there were two different tracts to Peaked Mountain. The trail that Lee chose was a 1-mile easy-walking woodland trail loops around Lunden Pond, then through the woods and hills, and then circled back to the parking lot. Lee and Karen hiked the trail and discovered that it was NOT going to lead to Peaked Mountain. | |
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| After arriving back at the parking lot, Lee Duquette drove all over the town trying to find another way to Peaked Mountain and the other trail, but he did not succeed. | |
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