After driving through the states for a kayaking trip to Maine a few observations about my experiences:

People were a lot more friendly that I remembered

New England is full of beautiful towns with old fashioned down towns that are spectacular

I didn't see any litter on the side of any of the roads or hiways we traveled through

Each town that we passed on the pikes had a massive factory made of red brick with a huge smokestack usually by a river most seemed shut down

NY the place we spent the most in tolls seemed to spend the least on repairs for roads

No graffiti anywhere I'd seen

In Acadia national park no trees were carved with initials of people that were in love or "were here"

I have a new love for your beautiful country

The only other experience I've had in the last 20 years was driving through Dirty downtown Buffalo for the bills games each year.

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