On Sunday afternoon we headed down to the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area in Elkton, Maryland, to enjoy the beautiful weather. Plenty of other people -- not to mention dogs and horses, and a guided history tour group -- were doing the same thing. Whenever we encountered other hikers on the trail, we allowed plenty of distance between us.
We didn't see a lot of wildlife, but at the Foxcatcher covered bridge over the Big Elk Creek, dozens of fish were resting in the shade, all facing upstream.
I didn't realize that part of the 1998 Oprah Winfrey movie "Beloved" was filmed at Fair Hill. In a remote part of the part the film crew constructed a farmhouse, sheds, and barns. The farmhouse was built with a hinged front facade that could open and allow interior filming. The workers artificially weathered the buildings so they appeared 150 years old. One of the techniques: simulating termite holes by driving nails into the wood and then removing them. According to one observer, "It was very difficult to see that the materials were not as they appeared unless viewed up close."
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