Malcolm Cameron was the hike leader. Malcolm has a great deal of knowledge about geology and had agreed to lead a maximum of fifteen hikers on a geology hike. The final tally was 18 including Malcolm. The hike started in Shenandoah National Park at Skyland North with a side trip to Stony Man Mountain, then northward to the Nicholson Hollow Trail descending to Corbin Cabin and returning to Skyline Drive via the Corbin Cabin Cutoff Trail. The objective was to see several geologic formations, cascading streams and more. The elevation drop was 2,000 feet followed by a gain of 1,200 feet. The hike was billed as 7 miles, but it seemed a lot longer. We started with 60 degrees in the morning, but by the afternoon, it was in the 30’s with high winds and a few ice pellets falling. On the way home while driving on Skyline Drive we saw bears in two different places along the route.
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