[SunRescue] maryland

[Alan Rubin]

Wow!  what a maryland list..i was a life long resident of maryland before
i moved to australia last year.

alan


On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Kevin P. Inscoe wrote:

> Well since I too am from Maryland (went to electronic engineering school
> in B'mo in the 70's) and got married in Catoctin National Park (on a
> mountain) near Frederick http://www.nps.gov/cato (where I lived before
> Florida) I guess I will weigh in with some things to do. Besides the
> already mentioned great places I would also chime in with:
> 
> Philips Crab House (must do this if you get to the Harbor!)
> http://www.phillipsfoods.com/html/rbaltimore.html they are famous for NO
> reservations and they fill up very fast. I recommend you either come at
> 4:30pm or late like 7:30pm.
> 
> I used to help run the ham station at the Maryland Science Center (BRATS
> Ham club http://www.bratsatv.org/ one of the founders Lonnie Shelton
> W3DID was my instructor at above mentioned school) next door but as
> sci-centers go it is ho-hum. But still a cheap date. You can cause
> Calvert Cliffs to melt down in their simulator which is always fun. ;-)
> http://www.mdsci.org/
> 
> The National Aquarium also at the harbor. Still ho-hum as aquariums go
> also a fairly cheap date. http://www.aqua.org/
> 
> Also at the Harbor - USS Constellation ship
> 
> Catch a game at the Yard - orioles.mlb.com (do drink the beer and eat
> the dogs!)
> 
> Edgar Allen Poe House (don't drink the cognac!)
> 
> Fort McHenry http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/patriot.html
> 
> And of course who could turn down the National Museum of Dentistry!
> 
> For nice romantic beach access it's Ocean City.
> 
> If you are willing to head south to the District there's the Smithsonian
> (highly recommended) Museums (Natural History, Sci. & Technology - my
> pers fav. geek heaven, Air & Space and of course The Castle). Be sure
> and use the Metro to get there don't _even_ try to drive it!
> 
> And now the really secret geeky things to do:
> 
> (Besides the already mentioned NSA at Ft. Meade and Langley)
> 
> The infamous "Site-R" in Thurmont (Frederick County):
> http://www.mich.com/~ttyler/C3I/Bunkers/SITE-R/Site-R.html
> http://ftp.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/c3i/raven_rock.htm
> 
> FEMA Supercomputer Center underground in Olney (The dome below the
> rock):
> http://www.toad.net/~jsmeenen/walter/crofton.html
> 
> The NCAR Supercomputer complex at Suitland (which caught fire in 99)
> http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/director/supercomputer/
> http://www.mountwashington.org/notebook/transcripts/2000/03/30.html
> http://www.gcn.com/vol18_no35/news/861-1.html
> 
> ~kevin (Maryland State Motto: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It!)
> -- 
> Kevin P. Inscoe          Unix System Engineer & Specialist
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