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SECTION SIX Automobiles, Road Trips and Northwest Highway News VOL. XLI PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST ,13, 1922 NO. 33 CTPI crF en s a . ill! I i . y vi i l a Motorists in Willys-Knight Visit Puget Sound Outing Paradise h s- . J' W A . ,.;v , .f;r v -.- m;--Js- v. V- T.--.T"- . - v I- ': I S I If"- ' XT' ' ' ?,&1&?K T' . - 'A I - "XV--. ---'i - -: 1 1 " " wiiiiii, - I I "Jst- Afesrrt? AfesTZfiT rprv. , - . " V ,rv "v v - v- ,s V ' ' - ' ' w.k. -s- - - .rf; -'vJ 'jJS -- 4 CsSj'S770J's &S As 2ye??'rr BT H. TV. UMAX. H OOIX3 CANAU that lon narrow arm of rujt sound extending southward t'.onc the ml but of the Olympic mounuina, no doubt wma to the ireritc motorist milts and mlln awar from Portland a rmote section of rmarkabl bautr accesslb! only to motorists from Seattle. Tmm and the other Puict sound cities. But the reader having; this picture !a bis mind should study tn road system of Washlncton and alter his conception. Hoods canaL via the Olympio highway from Olympic, is, as a mattrr of fact, but a little farther from I'ortland than from Seattle, with the roads from this city to the canal very nearly as rood as those from the Pugret sound metropolis. A study of a map of TVsshlnirton will disclose tftat tfte Olympic high wax extend from Olympla to the southern end of Hoods canal and thence up the west shore of the canal to Id outlet and from here onward to Port Angeles on the Straits of Juan, de Fuca. From this point the hlgrhway swings on around the Olympic peninsula. It is the first portion of this road, however, with which are Interested, that which fol lows the shore of Hoods canal and opens up to the motorist this won derful resort country of sound and beach. mountains, streams and forests. Trls la tVIItys-KaUrkt. ' Hoods canal was chosen as the destination of The Oregonlan scout car last week end. the writer set ting; -out In a Willys - Knight oar with Pat Blake, popular territory man for the Portland branca of the TTlllys - Overland Pacific con pany. distributors of Overland and v;r.ys-Knlght automobiles at the wheel. Probably tbere Is bo better way of giving the reader a concep tion of the condition of the roads and the attractiveness of the coun try than by telling: the story of the trip." Leaving Portland at about 6:30 c'olock Saturday morning we cov ered the first stage of the journey, that from this city to Olympla. In the forenoon, reaching the capitol city of Washington In time for luncheon. Olympla Is widely ad vertising Itself as the "Gateway to the Olympioa. and such It Is, this being the beginning of the Olympic highway, which Is the only route Into the Hoods canal region possible without using a ferry across some portion of the sound In making the run from Portland to Seattle we made use of the lower Columbia river highway from Port land to Rainier, this being advisable because of paving" operations on the" WatfciziKton aids between. L Center and Kalama which has practically blocked that road. From Rainier we took the new Long-Bell ferry across the Columbia and then fol lowed the new road whloh has been built by that big lumber company three miles to Kelso, where we con nected with the Pacific highway. Both Ferries Excellent. The Long-Bell company is now op erating two big barge ferries and giving frequent servioe across the river. Ferries are also being operated between Goble and Kalama, the mo torist who takes this route joining the Pacific highway at Kalama and driving some 12 miles to Kelso over macadam road. Service is good on both routes and the roads in fair condition, so It is largely a matter of Individual choice which ferry to take in crossing the Columbia. The charge is the same for both, 75 cents per car, and the motorist will not make a mistake by taking either. From Kelso northward for a mile we found the road in poor shape, dusty and very rough in places, but by driving slowly we were able . to cover" the ground without discomfort. For the rest of the distance of 26 miles from Kelso to the town of To ledo we encountered macadam and graveled road In good condition. From Toledo we sped along on pave ment to a point a mile north of Central la, when we again jogged off onto macadam road. This stretch of ten miles, some of which Is rough but all easily passable ends at Te ulno, from which point the road la paved all the way to Olympla, ex "9 -S- 4, '""tr ..f1-- I on' s . - it a., S ttV SK.&S.i- signs over the bridge across the to make'this trip, however, it may opened to traffic. When this work bay and up the hill west of the city., be said that the detour" over which is finished the trip to Shelton will From Olympla for 14 miles we trav- we were forced to travel In the have no terrors.; eled over a splendid paved road, Willys-Knight oar was to have been but at the 14-mile point we jogged eliminated wfthin a few days, ac- From : Shelton northward to the nfinal And alnrtr thft titt. ct hanlr t , , . , . . ... off onto one of the worst detours cording to the statement of road en- . , .,, , . cepting for one point of about 100 . . " " " m . . , . . the canal for some 42 miles we found J...... .v." ...v v!.: In the country. For several miles . gineers, and probably by the present t. . . al,a0 .,,tyi f ' " .7 I . narrow road wound over the hills time has already been cut down to '-,. wh, ' built under the railroad tracks to " . ., . . . , excellent macadam surface, the only eliminate a grade crossing. and through the timber and brush, but a mile or two. Several miles with Infrequent passing places, of new pavement have been laid difficulty being occasional sharp Leaving Olympla . after lunch we ,!lndint. finailv at Shelton: where-and were curing at the time we made curves and, some narrow road where turned lift "at the center of town, we back on the main road the trio, almost ready to have thecare nad to be exercisc-d in passing Xollowlns 4h Olympio highway For-the motorist who nay plan covering of dirt removed and be cars. -.We were abte .without dif-i flculty to reach one of the resorts on the canal by dinner time. " The glimpse of Hoods canal is se cured at Potlatch, 36 miles from Olympia, and from there to Quil cene, at the north end of the canal, where the highway leaves the sound to cross over to Sequin and Port Angeles, the highway for the most part follows the shore closely? af fording many beautiful views of the beach, the water and the op- ' posite side. To the west are the timbered hills, from which at in tervals of every few miles mountain 1 streams tumble out into the sound. In many places the highway fol lows the shore so closely that at high tide the water laps the edge of the road. Highway Opens Resort Country. The highway may easily qualify as one of the most beautiful in the northwest, both for itself and be cause of the surrounding country. The country is one continuous re sort. The motorist can stop any where on the road where there Is a good parking place, and make his camp, provided he is so equipped. Tlje timbered hills and fresh water streams will be behind him, while in front will be the beach with its clams and other sea life and the sound with its boating and bathing. For those who are not equipped to. camp there are numerous hotels and resorts where meals "and rooms may be secured. Such places, in. fact, are encountered every few miles, and at least two of the hotels, the Olympic highway inn, north of Brinnon and the Linger Longer Lodge at Quilcene will qual ify with the best of the kind any where. An excellent stopping place closer to Olympia, is Lund's, Just bu yond Hoodsport. ' . The drive from Portland to any one of the resorts on the canal can be made easily in a day, the motor ist leaving Portland at 6:30 or 7 o'clock In the morning, lunching at , 0 1 y mpia. nrrd arriving t the s.-lft ctej . .Conceded eu Page 2.)
