Nathaniel S. Newsom

Catoctin mountain Park is a great spot with a decent variety of terrain and views. Hikes are pleasant, well marked, and not difficult, and they have free, level 2 charging, in the park. There is a ranger station with friendly, knowledgeable rangers and volunteers, maps, pictures, and useful information. They also sell annual passes.

We walked through the ice exhibit at the Gaylord, enjoying the various sculptures, interesting coloring (they actually have an "ice colorist"), ice sides, and getting to watch ice being sculpted. It is 9° in there, which will be a bit on the chilly side for most who visit. They do offer parkas, which is a thoughtful touch, but I would still recommend dressing for the exhibit, even bringing a hat and gloves, if you think you'll be spending much time in there.