Drivin ’ down the road I get a feelin ’ that I should have been home yesterday ~ yesterday !
~ john denver , taffy nivert and bill danoff
ROAD TRIP
Where there are no wrong turns
BY ELLEN GORDON
Let the soft curves of the road lead you past undulating fields of hay and corn , a sunny pasture with horses grazing , weathered barns in various states of grace , and here and there , grape vines that mark a winery ; the rural byways of the Agricultural Reserve traverse a place very different from the other 81 percent of Montgomery County . Vistas stretch out , inviting the eye to seek the horizon . You ’ ve left behind the vertical lines of the houses , shops , and buildings of Rockville , Silver Spring and Bethesda and arrived at a place that bids you to slow down , breathe , and take in the landscape , maybe even find your peace — or at the least , a nice glass of wine . n That many of these narrow roads still exist is a direct result of a wonderful Montgomery County effort that got its start in 1990 . A citizens ’ advisory committee chaired by Lib Tolbert , the beloved mayor of Barnesville at photo : wib middleton