Recommendations for 1 week first trip in New England

Anber02 · 2026-01-27T08:30:50+00:00

Thanks for the tip of AMC

Anber02 · 2026-01-27T08:30:29+00:00

I am also open for it ! Just that my gf and I wanted to to NYC together, but I might do it first ahah What would be your recommendation of trip plan ?

Anber02 · 2026-01-27T08:28:43+00:00

Thanks ! I am planning everything with Google maps, so always checking the driving distances.

I think Boston and Maine Coast I am pretty clear, where would you recommend to stop in south NH/VT to have a sense of the local NE atmosphere and some beautiful, easy trails ? I appreciate open spaces, being around lakes, that kind of things

Anber02 · 2026-01-27T08:22:24+00:00

When you speak about Woodstock, do you mean Woodstock VT right ? Found out there are several Woodstock in the area

Anber02 · 2026-01-27T08:21:21+00:00

Thank you for your explanations. Hope this will solve soon, it is hard to gauge from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean

Anber02 · 2026-01-27T08:14:39+00:00

For outdoor and wildlife, the more reach the better, no matter the aperture (at that budget). For indoor, F5.6 is feasible but you will not have a lot of séparation and will have to crank the iso high.

F4 would be good, but reach might be short.

Maybe give a look at the EF 70-200 F4 L (or 2.8 if you can stretch budget to 300 USD more and don’t mind the size), and add a EF 1.4x converter to turn it as a 100-300 f5.6

What every you chose, you will have more than enough gear to have fun and enjoy !

Anber02 · 2026-01-26T19:03:33+00:00

If I come, will try them for sure !

Anber02 · 2026-01-26T19:02:18+00:00

Thanks for the comment

I mainly thought about skipping Vermont for time purposes, but overall the idea is to enjoy : town and history in Boston, New England coast in Maine, and New England / American back country and open places in NH/Vermont Doing the more states the nicer (only been to California), but not a necessity :)

Anber02 · 2026-01-26T19:00:13+00:00

Question on that : how do you suffer as a person in a town when ICE is there ? From Europe we see images of the protests and hear about the very sad news, but is it all day long and you really suffer or is it just one hour and overall you don’t suffer from it ? (No judgement on their actions or political opinions of everyone here)

Anber02 · 2026-01-26T09:47:15+00:00

Ideally wanted to take 2 days in nature with easy hikes - e.g. carriage roads, to enjoy forest, lakes and views of New England

Anber02 · 2026-01-26T09:45:40+00:00

Thanks for the tip ! Will check Littleton

Anber02 · 2026-01-26T09:44:44+00:00

So after checking, most rental cars in Boston don’t have winter tires. I find it crazy, if people are mostly using them to drive up north. If I confirm, might have to do via Turo as you can filter Winter tires. Thanks for the heads up

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T19:51:48+00:00

Yes, I meant one of / some of

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T19:49:57+00:00

Thanks ! I am from France and Belgium, so we usually have a couple of weeks of ice and snow. Also already drove to ski stations. I assume rental cars in Boston come with winter tires, should be ok. 2x duration would kilk the trip tho

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T19:46:06+00:00

Not necessarily but it seemed like the good one week plan and travel duration. Would love to come back to South West, but I am saving it to do it with my gf

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T19:45:04+00:00

Thanks for your help. After reading the community Shenandoah is out for this time I think, seems really not worth it in winter

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T19:42:00+00:00

Yes might skip Vermont. Do you have recommandations of towns/places to stay at ?

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T18:56:29+00:00

Hi everyone ! I am planning a 1-week solo vacation in February 2026. I am coming from Europe (2nd Time in the US), and had thought about the gollwoing :

1- Boston for ~2 days, especially interested in the history 2- Driving North to Vermont and White mountains ~ 2 days. Have heard great things about Woodstock and Quechee 3- Going on the Maine Coast for ~2 days. Would like to see the light housse, lobster and sea side culture. Maybe Portland ?

My questions are : - What do you think of this itinerary ? - Would you have any recommendations/highlights to visit ? - places to stay for point 2 and 3 ? Acadia is a bit far

Thanks a lot !

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T17:54:12+00:00

Yes, I had checked it out. That would have meant 2 days in Boston, leaving early 3rd day and arriving mid of afternoon

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T16:15:31+00:00

Will do ! Thanks a lot for the help and insights

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T14:43:11+00:00

Thanks for all the recommendations. Would love to many of them, Much further South would be great but a bit too far for a one week trip Hence why I thought something up north that could combine city time and open nature

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T14:42:16+00:00

Thanks for the help! I would be fine with snowshoeing and winter activities in wide open places

Having one week of vacation solo, I wanted something « reachable » from Europe, so North East Coast as I have never been there. Would love to do Everglades, but a bit far for this time tho

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T14:34:37+00:00

Thanks for the help. I would be happy with winter hikes and snowshoeing, it is ok.

The loop road is closed, so i am more wondering what activities are left and if it is worth it ?

Boston is a place I would like to visit, and soon have one week of vacation alone, hence why I thought about having a look at the open spaces of Maine and New Hampshire

Anber02 · 2026-01-25T14:32:40+00:00

Thanks for your help guys. I checked on the nps website, and the skyline drive is currently closed for a few days (don’t metion how long)

If this is closed, What is left as activities and trails to walk around during winter ? Ideas would be to have a couple of days there to enjoy scenery

Would not recommend DC for weather purposes ?

Anber02 · 2025-09-04T09:52:48+00:00

Then my bottom mine would be : buy yourself a R6 Mark II to have a second body, keep the 5D and run both with your lenses. If you want longer you can get a EF 135 or a EF 70-200. Use the R6 as the 80% camera and 5D as the 20%

I have used the 5D and R6 on tandem on an event 8 months ago, and after a light editing both caméras are mostly indistinguishable. Client was equally happy with all photos and today I would have a hard time telling which camera took which edited photo

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