Fall Cycling Journeys In Hudson Valley and Woodstock, VT

Six-Day/Five-Night Itineraries Accessible By Amtrak, Bus, Auto

Focus on Fall Foliage Travel by Bike

SHERBORN, MA, Aug. 14, 2011 ˆ The tour operator who promotes independence on two wheels, Great Freedom Adventures (http://www.greatfreedomadventures.com/), announces that two iconic arts / crafts festivals coincide with fall bike tours of the Hudson Valley and Vermont.

The first is the annual Vermont Fine Furniture and Woodworking Festival Sept. 24-25 in Woodstock, VT, in tandem with a Sept. 25-30 tour „Best of Vermont‰. The second is the Oct. 7-10 Art‚s Walk in Hudson, NY, the region‚s largest arts festival, that begins on the day an Oct. 2-7 Hudson Valley tour ends.

In both locations cyclists will ride high on seasonal sights and scents under fall foliage canopies that make these two regions best bets for autumn travel.

In tandem with the showcase in Woodstock of some of the world‚s finest handmade furniture, the nearby Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park presents its annual Forest Festival that sheds light on the birthplace of the environmental movement in America and the fact that George Perkins Marsh and Frederick Billings were among the first men in the country to realize that deforesting land would ruin it.

„When Billings returned from the California Gold Rush to the barren hills of Vermont he did something about it by reforesting his Woodstock hills and building a farm that would serve as a model of wise stewardship for future generations,‰ said Rummel. „Our tour guests hike the hillsides through this managed forest to a viewpoint which once again radiates with colorful autumn foliage.‰

The Hudson Valley arts festival includes literary and music events and an Artist's Marketplace at the waterfront in Hudson along the Hudson River.

Scheduled departures and per person double occupancy rates for all of Great Freedom Adventures‚ late summer / fall programs are:

-Best of Vermont Fall Foliage Bike Tour ˆ 6 Days/5 Nights; Sept. 25-30 at $2,395, single supplement $450 http://www.greatfreedomadventures.com/vermont-bike-tours.html.

-Magnificent Hudson Valley, New York Fall Foliage Bike Tour - 6 Days/5 Nights; Oct. 2-7 at $2,350, single supplement $425 http://www.greatfreedomadventures.com/new-york-bike-tours.html.

-Enthralling Block Island, RI Tour - 4 Days/3 Nights; Sept. 11-14 at $2,195, single supplement $500 http://www.greatfreedomadventures.com/block-island-ri-vacations.html. Note: This is also offered as a 3 Day/2 Night tour, Sept. 11-13 for $1,225, single supplement of $350.

-Maritime New England Bike Tour, Boston&sb
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