Re: Patuxent
Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 14:20:43 -0500
Charlotte,
The National WIldlife Visitor Center is on Powder Mill Road, about 3/4-mile
south of its intersection with Rt. 197. From the BW Parkway (there may
be alternative exits I am unaware of) take the Rt. 197 exit (Laurel/Bowie)
and head east on 197 toward Bowie. You will come to the intersection
with Powder Mill Road in a mile or so. Turn right (south) onto Powder Mill
and watch for the well-marked entrance to the Visitor Center on the left.
Be warned...there were no gulls there today, Sunday 10 January, as of
about 10:30 a.m. According to the ranger, there had been a large flock on
the ice at 9 am (before the Visitor Center opened) but they had gotten up in
the air and dispersed long before opening time.
Best,
Norm
> Thanks for the directions to the Patuxent Visitor's Center.
>
> I can't find the place for sure on my map. One person mentioned route 198
> and another 193. It appears to me that it is close to 197 which is the
> road my map shows for Sandy Hill Landfill.
>
> Is it the area west of the landfill marked with Goose Pond, Redington
> Lake, and Harding Spring?
>
> Charlotte Friend
> in VA but born and raised in Balto and lived 4 yrs in PG.
>
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Norm Saunders
Colesville, MD
osprey@ari.net