[Doug E]

With the grandparents in town for the weekend to watch the kids, my wife and I decided to head out for a drive this morning. Somehow along the way we discovered the joys of MD driving.

Starting out we headed North on 15 out out of Leesburg, crossed the Potomac and made a right onto RT28E. We ran that until it teed into RT85 and then ran that North to Frederick.

After a quick break in Frederick we headed South on New Design Road back down to RT 28 and than backtracked to 15N. The first major intersection is RT 464 and we headed West on that, crossed RT 17 and then headed South on RT 340 into Harpers Ferry.

From there we ran some of my favorite VA roads back home. Total driving distance was just under 150 miles and we were having so much fun we lost all track of time.

Let me first give credit to Keith for suggesting that area of MD in his post from last week. Secondly, let me say there are TONS of untapped roads up there with no traffic so it might just have to become our new stomping grounds for next year

28 and 85 are both real nice roads with plenty of twists and straights. 464 is wild ... the hills on that road reminded me of some of the best roller coasters I've ever ridden.

I am definately going to find my way back up there again soon and discover some more new roads ...