Next weekend I need to drive from Waterbury, Vermont to Mexico, New York (just north of Syracuse). Looks like the weather is going to be mid thirties with showers all the way there and back. I've gone the southern way before, Burlington VT to Albany NY then over to Syracuse on the Thruway, but it's a boring drive once you hit NY State.

Another possibility is over the top of the Adirondacs: Burlington VT to Malone, then either NY 11 to I-81 and south to Mexico...or NY 37 from Massena along the St Lawrence River to I-81 and south to Mexico. Sounds much more scenic and the miles are about the same, but are the roads okay up there in bad weather? Not afraid of a little snow or rain, but it makes for slow going on a two-lane highway.

How about some advice from those who live there or have driven that way?

TIA, Pete

 

Wow, it's hard to believe that MEXICO, Upstate New York and Winter can all be used in the same thread about route selection...