Accommodations for the night are at Skyland Lodge, where participants have dinner at their leisure, choosing from a special menu. Sunday morning features a hike in search of rare old-growth hemlock trees around Rose River Falls. After lunch at Big Meadows Lodge, the tour stops at Hawksbill Mountain. A moderate hike to this highest summit in the park rewards the group with one of the most commanding views in the state. Discussion here focuses on the bio-geography and human history that make Shenandoah National Park such a remarkable place.
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