Saturday found me in Kemptown. I parked at the elementary school and started in the late afternoon. Temperatures were in the 90s, so I was happy to take it easy.
Southeastern Frederick county is picturesque, with its rolling green hills and fields, but on a hot day, the rolling part can be a chore. Every development had many hilly streets, and I found myself walking several times.
Penn Shop Rd is a shortcut to Mt Airy, and was busier than I prefer, but drivers gave me the room I needed and were patient in the blind spots on curves. I was happy to get back on to lesser travelled neighborhood streets though. Penn Shop ends at Rt 27 near the place where Frederick, Carroll, Howard and Montgomery counties share a border at the aptly named Four Corners Farm. Traffic was busy enough on Rt 27 that I skipped the photos.
The light was fading as I headed back up Bill Moxley Rd towards Kemptown, so I turned on my rear blinker and front light. I passed a man picking berries in a hedgerow on the side of the road. He invited me to have a handfull, and gave me a huge double handfull. They were delicious! What a great time of year. I stayed and had a nice conversation for 10 or so minutes about berries, bikes, and the roads in the area, and in all that time I didn't even think to pull out my camera and take a photo. Duh! Anyway, the berries and the last of my water gave me just the fuel I needed to climb the last of the hills on Bill Moxley and Bartholows Roads and get me back through town to my truck. Thanks Paul!.
| I haven't really touched on the Montgomery County line much in my travels. |
| Rolling beauty, but hot riding on a summer afternoon. |
| A local enjoying the heat. Just after I took this I wasn't fast enough to get a photo of a fox crossing the road. |
| The Database says Westview joins to West Oak Drive. Close, but not exact. |
| Today's Map. |
| Today's Profile. |
Roads Completed 7/15/2006
| Road Name | ADC Map Grid | Subdivision | |||
| ASHCROFT | TER | 41-A-10 | ASHLEY ACRES | ||
| AUTUMN CREST | DR | 41-G-2 | HARVEST RIDGE | ||
| AUTUMN CREST | CT | 41-G-2 | HARVEST RIDGE | ||
| BILL MOXLEY | RD | 41-C-5 | N/A | ||
| BUNKER | CT | 41-G-6 | MANORWOOD | ||
| CLARKSBURG | RD | 41-D-8 | N/A | ||
| CLEAR SPRING | LN | 41-F-1 | N/A | ||
| COLONIAL | DR | 41-E-8 | BICENTENNIAL HEIGHTS | ||
| DEBORAH | CT | 41-J-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| DEER BROOK | CT | 41-H-3 | HARVEST RIDGE | ||
| EMYS | PL | 41-B-9 | ASHLEY ACRES | ||
| FARMFIELD | DR | 41-B-6 | FARMFIELD ESTATES | ||
| FOGGY BOTTOM | CT | 41-J-4 | MILL BOTTOM | ||
| FOGGY BOTTOM | DR | 41-K-4 | MILL BOTTOM | ||
| FOUR COUNTY | DR | 42-A-4 | FOUR COUNTY ESTATES | ||
| FOUR SEASONS | CT | 41-H-3 | HARVEST RIDGE | ||
| GOLF CLUB | TER | 41-H-6 | MANORWOOD | ||
| GOLF CLUB | CT | 41-H-6 | MANORWOOD | ||
| HANFORD | CT | 41-B-9 | HANFORD ESTATES | ||
| HARDROCK | CIR | 41-A-10 | MITRA | ||
| HIGHBORO | CT | 41-J-3 | MILL BOTTOM | ||
| HIGHBORO | DR | 41-J-4 | MILL BOTTOM | ||
| KEMPTOWN CHURCH | RD | 41-C-7 | N/A | ||
| KIMBERLY | CT | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| LANGDON | DR | 41-K-4 | LANGDON WOODS | ||
| LARSON | CT | 41-F-5 | SKYLINE MANOR | ||
| LARSON | LN | 41-F-5 | SKYLINE MANOR & SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| LOMAR | DR | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| LOMAR | TER | 41-H-6 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| MANOR | DR | 41-F-6 | SKYLINE MANOR & SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| MANOR | TER | 41-H-6 | MANORWOOD | ||
| MANOR | DR | S | 41-G-6 | MANORWOOD | |
| MAURICE | CT | 41-B-6 | FARMFIELD ESTATES | ||
| MEDD | AVE | 41-E-7 | BICENTENNIAL HEIGHTS | ||
| MILL BOTTOM | RD | 41-K-3 | N/A | ||
| MILLSTONE | CIR | 41-B-6 | FARMFIELD ESTATES | ||
| MILLWOOD | RD | 41-J-4 | ROLLING HILLS | ||
| PENN SHOP | RD | 42-A-4 | N/A | ||
| PENN SHOP | CT | 41-G-6 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| PURDUM | CT | 41-F-6 | PARK LAKE ESTATES | ||
| PURDUM | DR | 41-F-6 | PARK LAKE ESTATES | ||
| ROBMAR | DR | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| ROLLING ACRES | CT | 41-K-4 | ROLLING HILLS | ||
| ROLLING ACRES | DR | 41-J-5 | ROLLING HILLS | ||
| RYAN | CT | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| SAINT CLAIR | CT | 41-C-7 | WOLF DEN SPRINGS | ||
| SAMHILL | CT | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| SAMHILL | DR | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| SAMHILL | LN | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| SAMHILL | CIR | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| SAND TRAP | CT | 41-H-6 | MANORWOOD | ||
| SANDRA LEE | CT | 41-C-7 | SUNDOWN MANOR | ||
| SKYVIEW | DR | 41-G-6 | SKYLINE MANOR | ||
| SKYVIEW | DR | S | 41-G-6 | MANORWOOD | |
| SUEMAC | CT | 41-A-9 | ASHLEY ACRES | ||
| SUMMER RIDGE | CT | 41-H-3 | HARVEST RIDGE | ||
| TURF | CT | N | 41-G-7 | SAMHILL ESTATES | |
| TURF | CT | S | 41-G-7 | SAMHILL ESTATES | |
| TURF | TER | 41-G-7 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| VICKIE LYNN | CT | 41-H-5 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| WEDGE | CT | 41-G-6 | SAMHILL ESTATES | ||
| WESTWIND | DR | 41-G-2 | WORTHINGTON | ||
| WOLF DEN | CT | 41-C-6 | WOLF DEN SPRINGS | ||
| WOODBROOK | CT | 41-C-6 | FARMFIELD ESTATES |