After waiting out a brief rainstorm during breakfast, I hit the trail and hiked up towards the Grayson Highlands. As I gained elevation, it became cold, windy and foggy. Once over 5000ft, the weather really got cold, the wind picked up to over 40mph with gusts of...

We woke up to wind, cold temps and some snow that had blown through the openings in the tarp. We were all trying to put on our frozen shoes and clothing when a group of ponies wandered up to the shelter. We spent the morning walking through more wind and snow.  The...