It may be a bit early in the year, but if one goes north one can see A) albany - saratoga speedway (good stock car racing) B) historic saratoga springs (pretty town and horse racing) C) lake george - tourist mecca (or at least thats what we were told when our summer camp went there some 40 years ago) Also, Bennington, Vt is not too far to the east, and is a reasonable place to visit. I don't know if it is still there, but the four chimneys is an outstanding restaurant for lunch. charlie shub [log in to unmask] -or- (719) 593-3492 or even cdash@colospgs (BITNET) if the above address won't work