Let's pick great locations in the area and have a group of photographers take an excursion to shoot pictures and create art. Experienced, budding and beginner photographers are all welcome if you share our passion for photography and for sharing your tips and tricks with fellow group members. We can all load our pics in http://www.flickr.com/groups/shutterbugexcursions and continue our fun and learning.

This group is dedicated to organizing gaming sessions, running the gamut from Eurogames to Wargames, with party games not unwelcome. Eurogames "are a broad class of tabletop games that generally have simple rules, short to medium playing times, high levels of player interaction, and attractive physical components. The games emphasise strategy, downplay luck and conflict, lean towards economic rather than military themes, and usually keep all the players in the game until it ends... Their ruleboo …

Are you a hardware or software engineer longing for something interesting to work on? Would you like to meet other engineers to discuss projects, hobbies, interests and possible collaboration. If so this is the Meetup group for you.

We play games... Our main goal is to have fun.   We welcome all gamers from novice to experienced.  We play games of all kinds, but mostly board games and card games. We all very flexible and easy to get along with. We have members of all ages and from various gaming and non-gaming backgrounds. We promote a positive mental attitude, good sportsmanship, fair play, flexibility, open mindedness, patience and communication. We provide many games, but also ask that members bring their favorites to sh …

… Backpacking is one of the best hobbies around. It is riveting social fun to meet like-minded people, uplifting to be close to nature and the woods, and an inspiring workout with incredible pay-off. But with it comes inherent skill demands and a host of potential problems with weather, trail, and other conditions. If a member is unable to meet any of the three requirements above, we will consider removing them from this particular group for their safety and to be fair in planning and backpacking …

The goals of this meetup is to share information on the care and keeping of backyard chickens, discuss breeds, and provide a forum for adoption or exchange. Backyard gardeners are also invited to the group and seed/plant exchange is welcomed and encouraged!

… I am not willing to let my dream of retirement to replace my dreams of new experiences; not ready to let myself slide into that cozy armchair instead of meeting friends, and honestly – not giving up on my favorite D@G dresses… I know I am not alone in this and I know we will have more fun and success by doing it together and supporting each other: trying new hobbies, creating or re-creating new personal styles, learning how to feed our bodies right, finding the perfect hair color, how to give ou …

This group is for people who love to bake and want to make friends with others who have the same hobby! I started this group because there aren't many groups for bakers out there, especially not in Northern Virginia. Everyone is welcome, as long as you have an interest in baking (or eating baked goods)!

Amtgard is a free-to-play medieval fantasy game with groups throughout the country and several international chapters.  Our chapter meets on Saturdays on the campus of CCBC near the athletic fields. Park in parking lot #6. You can find directions to CCBC Catonsville here:  http://www.ccbcmd.edu/directory/cat/catonsville.html Here is the campus map: http://www.ccbcmd.edu/directory/cat/camp_map.html We're always happy to meet new people and share our hobby with them. Many of our existing members d …