I’ve logged many miles on the Parkway. It’s the easiest way back and forth between Baltimore and DC and, when there’s little to no traffic, a beautiful trip. This road probably carries more spooks per mile than any other in the US. And the woods around the NSA (”Fort Meade”) exits are crawling with commandos in black armed to the teeth.
I spent a cold winters night in those woods along the parkway (MDNG) with cars whizzing by. I remember thinking do people realize that solders are in these woods.
It’s a similarly bad drive on the George Washington Parkway (Virginia). From Alexandria to the 14th Street Bridge, lots of potholes which haven’t been fixed.