Here's what Trippy members say about Fire & Ice:
"Ballpark for a plane ticket would be $500, so that allows $1300 for the car, gas and hotels and meals. I'm thinking that the cheapest place to fly into would be Boston Logan International Airport Car rental websites advertise $10/day from there, but I'd allow $200 for the car and gas. That gives you about $200/day for hotels and meals. I don't know how many small inns you can stay in, or magnificent meals you can eat for that price, but you can definitely see some fall color. We drove from Maryland up to Vermont after Columbus Day, and the foliage in Vermont was spectacular, but I think it is usually a little earlier than that. Just before you go, look at some of the websites which have the amount of fall color for various areas, and set your path for those areas which are reported as peak color. It is different every year. So if it is a warm green year, go north to Maine and western Vermont in the mountains for fall color, and if it has been cold and many trees have already turned, you can go to western Massachusetts or Connecticut. Yankee Magazine has a list for each state of drives to take. )." See More