The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-18


AZ Reddgng the dirt road ends
asd the most beautiful stretch d
pavement Imaginable begins The
toad heads into the south for over
saa miles with hardly a turn. Now
and then the pavement twists 10 the
aghs or the left. but there ara
ssFttehs Of miles where II travels
Ike an arrow.
Our route lay thru Willows. and
We missed Sacramento. saving ap.
proximatsiy 30 miles. At 9.g9 Fri.
Jay night we ran onto the ferry a;
Vallejo and at 10 drove of at 10.
dso and started on to Oakland,
Whers we arrived at II O'Clock.
The sun made the Sacramento
l hlsy beauty spot Mount Lasssn
tsmed up On our right and the
road was nanked with orange, olive
palm and eucalyptus trees.
When we started back Monday
morning Tho story was n differcn,
one 1t had rainsd all Sunday nigh,
and thsrs was drizzlo In Oakland
As we left. The drizzls was a decided
rain as we crossed on the ferry al
Rodso and continued steadily until
70 hit the mountainous country IN
The northern part OF the state. We
did not encounter a mile Of dry road
IN the valley which a few days be-
fore had appeared to be the land OF
eternal sunshine.
North Of Rsdding wc had a new
problem. The rain had turned the
red clay road into a bed Of sticky
rlire. and for the first few miles the
drivers carefully felt their way thru
The "gumbo." The car kept TO the
road in admirable fashion and soon
we were piilng up tho same average
sa had maintained on the pavement.
Al Dunsrnuir we found snow for
a few miles. but II was melting on
The pavement about as rapidly as
i fell North Of there the dirt roads
we're in excellent condition in spite
ot tho danpness.
More snow had fallen fl the SIS.
kyous, but the Essex hunmed on ia
way. After passing thru Ashland
We hit rain again and II persisted
thru the entire state and until we
we're within a few miles OF the city
IRis Of Seattle.
CK OF SIGNS
dUsEs DELAY
Oregon could learn much about
road signs from Washington. The
signs put up BY tho Washington
Auto club are far superior to either
The Oregon or California signs. They
are easier to read; are posted more
frequently. and give more complete
data.
We lost more than 25 minutes
coming thru Portland Tuesday morn
Ing due TO the back OF signs desig-
mating the route thru the city. The
california signs excel all others in
one feature, they give you ample
warning on curves and tho signs pic
ture tho nature and the angle OF the
Turns that you approach.
Tuesday morning at II O'Clock
70 we're home again, tired. sleepy
and hungry. for we had not stopped
aiuce Monday noon for food, getting
Along on cookies and apples Monday
tyening.
The action OF tho car moro than
Pleased the party. 1t had plodded
siong thru rain. snow. mud and Sun.
snlne at a steady pace. with the
speedometer seldom touching above
inc 45-mile-an-hour mark.
We ha1 been gone from Seattle
'our days and 20 hours. Two full
&ys and two nights and n half had
p sps 1t IN Oakland. We had aeen
HuBsies humble Andy Smiths
.ooloall marycls Wo have been able
= smile happily at those who before
We game told ua at isn't matter
= VINO wins; MS a matter Of by how
much California wins"
ana hons again wo realized how
awe distance means today when
your Cur laughs o. miles md
'4u'sles defiantly Of curves.