SECTION SIX
Automobiles, Road Trips and
Northwest Highway News
VOL. XLI
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST ,13, 1922
NO. 33
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Motorists in Willys-Knight Visit Puget Sound Outing Paradise
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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
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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
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