Bill's Botanical Forays

Today I had the pleasure of taking my daughter Jen on a whirlwind tour of Refuge. She is from Washington State and was in Maryland with her husband and two of our grandchildren to visit my wife and me for the holidays. We drove the entire Wildlife Loop, including the part by the firing ranges where the general public normally does not see. Some of the highlights included driving by Tipton Airfield, seeing Lake Allen, looking at the Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) near the Lake, and driving through some of the western part of the North Tract. It was fun showing her the refuge and I think it was fun for her connecting the locations she had heard about with actually seeing them. It was a good chance to spend some quality father-daughter time.

The picture was taken by my daughter Jen. The sign is located at the junction of Fort Meade Road (MD198) and Bald Eagle Drive.