Evening star., 1927-04-24
100000 MOTORISTS WILL VIEW
SHENANDOAH APPLE BLOSSOMS
Capital Autoists Have Choice of Coco
Roads and Many Include Route by
Maryland and West Virginia.

val time win round out the day uf .n
nual celebration
/ To witness the gayety marking tu
apple blossom festival or 10 view .b
/ blooming orchards on the ether d8E
i during which they viii Glow with roj
I or, the trip 20 the Shenandoah n MAY b
/ made over n direct route through Fair
/ fax and Middleburg or it may H
/ heightened to include scenic regions
Maryland and West Virginia a. wei
as the Old Dominion The time ,Is
ment viii be the determining facta.
/ largely.
Most Direct Route.
The shortest and most direct ruut
is through Fairfax. Aldie and Middle
burg The distance f.Om Nushug
ton to Winchester over this road il
72 miles If there is no objection ts
extending the trip somewhat * mar
be- heightened by taking more north
ward route through Frederick aut
Harpers Ferry. a distance Of 88 miles
With an additional extension Whicf
would run the mileage to 40 betweeI
Washington and Winchester. an IN
usually appealing tour may be made
/ by following the Hyattstown road tt
Frederick. then going by way o.
~
! Martinsburg, entering the Shenan
doah Valley from the north Thii
route takes the tourist through acres
| Of blossOming orchards TO the north
| Of Winchester.
| As 81 result Of intensive work, which
has been under way for more than
| week on a 200-yard stretch Of road or
| the Lee-Jacksou Highway just wesi
| Of the bridge over the Shenandoah
/ River. the entire length Of the Fair
| fax-Middleburg road will he passablt
| for the apple blossom festival Be
| tween Aldie and MiddiebUrg. however
| it may offer some difficulty to the
motorist who experiences di3col -Jrt
/ from q narrow road with ragged
| edges. For several miles the road f.
ragged and wavy and has numerous
| ruts. 1t is by no means a bad" road
in the generally accepted sense Of the
term. but as compared with alternate
| routes, it is uncomfortable.
Although it will be passable during
| the period In which the orchards are
| blooming. it is understood that a por,
| tion of this route to Winchester
| from Paris 10 Millwood-is TO be torn
/ up shortly afterward for further re.
| pair work and probably will be under
construction for the remainder Of the
/ touring season.
Three Roads Choice.
| If one doesn't mind slight julting
| for few miles, the remainder of this
72-mile trip is a delight. The road
| for the most part courses through
a fair, green countryside, and the
| climb and descent Of the mountain
provides an exhilarating spin over an
unsurpassed stretch of wide, smooth
| highway.
If the way by Frederick is Sc.
/ lected, three roads may be chosen be
| tween Washington and the Western
| Maryland city. The approach to all
| is the same as far as Rockville: From
| The Star Building, Eleventh street
| and Pennsylvania avenue. west TO
| Thirteenth street. northward TO
| Massachusetts, avenue and westward
to Wisconsin avenue. which may be
| followed through Bethesda TO Rock
vile.
The so-called short route to Fred.
erick lies over a fine concrete roadway
which may be reached by following
the street car line well into Rock
vile and turning right at a sign
indicating the Frederick road. The
route thence pases Gaithersburg and
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