Evening star., 1922-05-28
BY THEODORE p. MOVES.

BY THEODORE r. MOVES.
Washington motorists who like q
little bad road mixed with the good
probably will enjoy the round trip
from Washington to Frederick via
Whites Ferry, and from Frederick to
Harpers Ferry and Boonsboro and
back to Frederick, as illustrated in
this weeks map. This route offers
trip of approximately 175 miles and
affords the motorist an opportunity
to go one way and come back
another.
However. a word of advice to those
who wish to travel on boulevard
roads throughout their Sunday out
ing. Don't try it. The bad road which
is encountered is very bad and. while
it constitutes only a small percentage
of the total mileage. there is enough
of it to make you wish you had never
attempted it.
For this class of motorist. and there
are many OF them, who wish peace
and quiet on Sunday excursion and
do not care to be badly bumped over
stretches of atrocious roads, the. di-
rect trip to Boonsboro by way of
Rockville, Ridgeville, Frederick.
Braddock Heights and Middletown is
recommended. You certainly will ar
rive back in Washington in much
better humor
Another Return Route.
If you wished to vary somewhat the
way of going and coming on the
boulevard" trip you might come
back through Ridgeville and Balti-
more to Washington. 1t will provide
a pleasant change from passing over
the same road twice.
For the benefit of those hardy souls,
however, who wish to get of the
beaten track and wander through
historic parts of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, even at the expense Of con-
siderable jolting and humping. the
writer will endeavor to give an ac-
curate version of the round trip as
shown by the map.
From Washington to Poolesville. as
shown by the map. is practically q
perhaps a quarter of mile before
reaching the latter place which gives
you warning of the bad road you will
meet later. II this stretch discourases
y
you don't know the half Of it,
A short distance beyond this point
you will come to fork with q sign
post which tells you nothing. Bear to
the left into Poolesville.
where the Torture Begins.
Then the fun begins, or the torture.
whichever way you lookat it. The
as poor dirt" That only half describes
1t. 1t should be characterized as sin
describably rutty, narrow, bumpy.
lgmpy. rough. terribly poor country
idea of it. While it is only eight miles
between Poolesville and Whites Ferry,
It seems like 500 before you arrive in
the latter place.
The eish. miles were covered in the
fast time OF an hour and twenty min
utes and the party arrived at Whites
Ferry much the worse for wear. Even
the ferryman expressed wonder that the
road had been negotiated with that
The ferry, while decidedly efficient.
was as primitive as the road. It is pro-
PEELED solely by the current and Is
steered by means of a cable. It was
quite a novel experience.
mile of the same kind of road which
led to the ferry. you arrive at what may
De termed fair to poor to rough mac
ADAM There are stretches where good
opScu Cdu DC ODtdlne0, Dut, II IS not a0-
visable to drive too fast on account Of
the possibility Of suddenly running into
bad spot without warning.
Roads Poorly Marked.
Follow this road as best you can
through Lucketts. Point of Rocks,
LicksviIle. Buckeystown, Limekiln to
Frederick. 1t Is rough in places, good
in places and fair in places Il is
poorly marked and 1t will be well
to inquire your way from town to
town.
Arriving in Frederick, turn to the
left around the traffic officer. there
Is only one, so you can't miss him;
continue out to Telegraph street.
turning left on the road to Harper's
Ferry.
This is undoubtedly the best part
of the run-the sixteen miles from
Frederick over rolling country to the
historic point on the upper Potomac
Good scenery abounds and the road
is in perfect condition.
Passing over the rickety bridge
which spans the Potomac. and up
the rough and torn-up road to the
top of the hill above Harpers Ferry,
you win be rewarded with q hne
view Of the river, the bridge ana the