Evening star., 1921-03-27
FAMILY OF FIVE. A DOG. CAR AND
5000 MEANS SUMNER OUTING
Motorist Tells How She Spent Enjoyable
Days in Journey Northward and
Return to Washington.

| nose in tenth of a mile" or look
! ing for rock on the left or a wooden
/ Some tourists prefer going north via
Baltimore. York. to Harrisburg. bu,
! the quickest way to the hills is the
best for me. Then who Of US that live
! in the south washington Is consid.
cred way south in the northern
/ ericy valley. its productive farms
+ overshadowed by the Blue Ridge
! mountains. with old Sugar Loaf act
| ing as grave sentinel for the low
! lands below.
Good Roads in Maryland.
/ Maryland has wonderful roads
Frederick should be reached in a
couple of hours easy running-Fred-
erick. that just breathes of old south
trn quaintness. Now you travel in
the shadow of the mountains, pushing
! higher and higher up in the hills
going through little mountain villages
around Thurmont. and then up TO
Emmitsburg, Marylands border town,
with st. Marys School tucked away
IN the heart of the hills.
! Ten Miles Of Rocky Dust.
But. my. what's the matter? Oh
! dear. just Pennsylvania's rocky dust
pike; We have this for ten miles up
{ TO gettysburg. the acme of all tour
lists. the place where mothers tell
sons of past valiant deeds. of battle
won and where great heroes lie at
rest. But those of us that live so
near do not tarry for tour. because
w" usually have made this point be-
! fore and we feel we can come again
! and our pride is usually in getting
quite as well on our way by the first
days run so we can send post cards
back.
Now at Getty<Ie~g one is usually
n OF
about 'Pennsy." this state has the
cutest way of throwing you miles
off Your way by that pesky little in
/: formation by the roadside. Just de-
tour; she cares not whether it he
over mountain almost impossible
at gettysburg you are sent via
Carlisle, the college town Of the In
dians. and only about fifteen miles
farther than going the other way. but
this detour is a perfect road. so be
thankful and don't mind the gas. Now
from Washington up as far as this
point you pass many spots that in
vite rest and suitable spot to
cook. You may be anxious to push
on. but don't forget dad has been at
the wheel-maybe you can drive. too;
that's well. l mention these spots.
for. as you push on in Pennsylvania
every available field is fenced off and
you can travel for miles without
natural woodland. and. even il you
find that more often than not, you
see sign. NO trespassing."
Sign Only for Hoboes.
Now. of course. you consider your
selves perfectly nice and l dare say
they might think you 50, too. but
many others have gone over the road
maybe today in quest of the same
spot. and Mr.. Farmer sometimes con-
siders us. nuisances. Sometimes you
see signs Camping Here" and you
pay said farmer about as much to
camp as you would for a hotel, but
this is usually up in the farther
north, but no trespassing is posted
everywhre. Now, in one instance. we
gently inquired at modest cottage
whether the no trespassing" sign
could be overruled. cannot deter
mine yeS whether 1t was because I
smiled at a perfectly new baby. or
because he was a perfectly nice man.
However, we were greeted as long
lost relatives. and told that the sign