Leaf peeping just isn't the same in a Hyundai...

When my husband and I were dating (long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away), we would take off in his 76 cherry red Corvette, with t-tops open to the beautiful fall chill for our annual leaf peeping adventure. We would speed along Route 93 in New Hampshire to the Kankamangus Highway for thrilling views of all the beautiful colors that nature had to offer. Never mind that we felt so young and free in that flashy car; we were young and free of water and electric bills, a mortgage, PLUS loan, parental angst and didn't have a care in the world. We would pull over to the side of the road and I remember walking barefoot through the cold, cold water of the Pemigewasset River, smoking Marlboro Lights and not worrying about lung cancer or hypothermia. Last week, my husband suggested we take a little road trip and check out the foliage. I'm happy to do it, but will it feel the same in my 2005 Hyundai that has chemistry books, dog fur and empty soda cans in the back seat? Knowing that Rocco is sitting home alone waiting patiently for our return? Maybe he'll surprise me and rent a car so we can go back in time. I might even make a playlist with Manic Monday, Sledgehammer and Life in a Northern Town so we really go back to 1986....