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Hunting Quarter Road impassable
for many vehicles. A creek runs
through a section that was washed
out over the winter and the road
has never fully dried out. Pick-ups
and all-wheel-drive vehicles can
navigate the terrain, but cars are
best suited to enter from the sec-
ond entrance to the road, located
directly opposite Hughes Road on
River Road. That section is paved
for the first few hundred yards and
is easily traversable to the Hughes
Hollow parking area.
There, outdoor enthusiasts can
walk the trail that goes between
two marshes and onwards towards
the towpath on the C&O Canal and
the Potomac River. There are other
trails that lead around the marshes
and through nearby woodlands
Busy beavers have their way in the streams and marshes of McKee-Besher WMA.
and fields where wildlife and birds
are bountiful. Although bears are
not commonplace, they are occa-
sionally seen passing through. DNR
officials believe it is only a matter
of time before bears begin to make
their dens in the remote areas, so a
little healthy precaution is war-
ranted when hiking the trails.
To learn more about McKee-
Besher’s WMA, visit their webpage:
http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/
Pages/publiclands/central/mck-
eebeshers.aspx or take a drive
through our most rural environs in
the Agricultural Reserve and take
a step back in time to see what the
county once looked like before de-
velopment changed our footprint
upon the wild landscape.
9 BEST DAYS
OF SUMMER!
MONTGOMERY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Photo by Joyce Bailey, Chair MCA Education Committee, MCPS educator, retired.
ADMISSION: $12 ONLINE (NO FEES)
$15 AT THE GATE • KIDS 11 & UNDER FREE!
FARM ANIMALS
GREAT FOOD
CARNIVAL RIDES
VENDORS
AUG
9~17
2019
Fairgrounds • Gaithersburg • mcagfair.com
Shout out to Ag Reserve farmers
who take the time to teach
the next generation.
THANK YOU GENE KINGSBURY!