Mouth of Wilson, VA
May 16, 2015
While continuing our annual tradition of attending Trail Days in Damascus, VA., Eddie and I along with Randy decided this year to add a little hiking to the mix. So, after hanging out at Trail Days all day on Friday, we stayed the night and spent Saturday hiking the Grayson Highlands.
The Grayson Highlands are known for the wild ponies, spectacular views and as being part of the Appalachian Trail.
Soon after beginning our hike, we came across our first encounter with the not-so-wild ponies. Its really an amazing sight.
The trail itself is rather adventurous with many, many large rocks to climb and terrific views at every turn. At every lookout, we though it couldn't get any better... until the next lookout.
If there's anything negative about this hike, it would be the complete openness of it all. There is no hiding from the elements here. It feels like walking the plains of the wild west, at times, even though some peaks reach over 5,000 feet.
All told, we walked around 8 miles and I'm pretty sure we'll be back next year. Highly recommended!
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