Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in the Rain

Had a work meeting in Cambridge, MD today so I figured I'd take the
fixie Huffy down and ride around Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge afterward.
Parked at the visitor center and donned the AFC kit in the bathroom.

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Started the ride thinking that I'd do a 25 mile loop on roads around
the refuge.  Soon after I changed my mind and decided to do an
in-and-back on the paved trail inside the refuge called Wildlife Drive,
and then an out-and-back on Maple Dam Road through the east end of the
swamps. Still got my intended 25 miles in and saw some cool wildlife
along the way: big turtle with red trim (Slider?), many Great Blue
Herons, Ospreys, many Red Winged Blackbirds, Fox with a gimpy left
front foot, Bald Eagle.

Steady rain the whole time and a little wind. I can count the cars
that I shared the road with on my fingers. Very casual pace with
frequent photo op stops.

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