Near sunset under cloudy skies reveals many layers of mountains coming through the haze.

The main viewpoint on Listening rock, with views of Grayson Highlands and the Mt Rogers Wilderness spreading out below.

Looking out into the rolling mountains near sunset. A Christmas tree farm may be seen with a crop already cut to the right of center.

The rolling countryside surrounding Grayson Highlands near sunset.

Listening Rock Trail
Grayson Highlands State Park, VA

Easy, 1.5 mi out and back
387 ft elevation gain
Hiked 10/13/25

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#GraysonHighlands #Virginia #ListeningRock #MtRogersWilderness #hiking #photography

Close-up of a tree in a lightly wooded area covered with light green and darker brown moss. Scattered amongst the moss on the tree trunk are white and black lined fungus, shaped like seashells as if they were stuck into the tree trunk. Background shows send deciduous saplings and the ground covered in ferns and low vegetation.

#MossyMonday #nature
#fungifriends #moss
#GraysonHighlands #AppalachianSpurTrail

In the background, the light filters to a more open meadow. In the foreground and mid ground, a brown dirt flat trail extends in the center of the picture the lower third of the picture. Young thin, tall, deciduous trees, fill the foreground and mid ground with the camerataking the picture from a low vintage point upwards, causing the perspective on the trees to merge towards center. The ground is brown leaves mixed with fern and other small deciduous plants.

#nature #ForestFriday #ATExtensiontrail #GraysonHighlands

Some of my favorite shots of the wild horses from the Grayson Highlands hike

#photography #horses #wildhorses #nature #animalphotography #graysonhighlands #art #hiking #travel

Broken pieces of brown leaves and bark with a few gray sticks mixed in provide the background for a tree trunk on the left side of the picture. The tree trunk has moss which extends down along the roots and ground. The moss is darker green on the tree and bright green, where the sun is hitting it near the ground.A medium sized gray rock is near the tree trunk and has small mountains of moss, wrapping three sides of the rock like a hand, gripping it. The upper right corner has green, vegetation and trunks of trees, small and close.

#moss
#nature
#VA #Graysonhighlands
#ATextensiontrail

Close cropped grass is in the foreground. Very low bushes or weeds to the right corner. Crossing from the left side to the middle of the picture is a rocky path crossing a Highland meadow. At the back of the meadow are fir trees. Beyond the fir trees are rolling light blue mountains. Light blue sky is covered with high thin, white clouds. Picture taken along the Appalachian Trail crossing the Grayson Highlands in Virginia.

#BlueSkyMonday
#VA #GraysonHighlands
#nature #AT #Appalachiantrail

A thick trunked deciduous tree is left of center middle of picture to the top of picture. The bottom of the tree trunk is covered in a brownish green and light green moss. A brown dirt trail moves from the lower left corner of the picture forward past the tree and disappears in the distance. Light green deciduous leaves are seen from the near tree and also a tree off screen. To the right lower corner, the right side of the photo, and to the left of the tree are filled with masses of light green fern fronds overlapping and extending into the right distance. The back or upper third of the picture is filled with trunks of thinner, deciduous trees, and light leaves and vegetation, and branches. Medium blue sky filters between the branches and leaves in the upper third of the photo.

#SundayStunday #nature
#GetOutside #GraysonHighlands #Appalachianspurtrail

This selfie is at the gate, entering a section of Grayson Highlands.

A white and brown speckled pony is grazing in a rocky opening with fog and mountains in the background

This pony has seen better days. Its fur is mangy. A section of its rump appears to have been shaved for some medical purpose.

I finally saw a few ponies as we crossed the Grayson Highlands portion of the AT. The second pony looks like it has seen better days.
#appalachiantrail #hiking #backpacking #graysonhighlands

Not sure if this pony was squinting or snoozing, but either way it’s adorable #graysonhighlands #appalachiantrail #animals #wildlife

Finally made it back to Grayson Highlands and it made my heart so happy. #graysonhighlands #appalachiantrail #wildponies #wildlifephotography

Winter in Grayson Highlands!❄️

#fujifilm #graysonhighlands #virginia #wildlifephotography #hiking

Grayson Highlands Pony

#canoneos1v #eos1v #hp5 #ilfordhp5 #bnw #wildpony #graysonhighlands #bnwphotography

One of my favorite pictures I’ve ever taken of the wild ponies at Grayson Highlands. I haven’t been back since hurricane Helene, and I miss them so badly. I hope to see them again soon. #graysonhighlands #virginia #appalachiantrail #wildponies #animals #wildlife #wildlifephotography

New travel vlog!✨

Join me as I travel to Virginia’s Grayson Highlands for a winter hike with wild ponies!

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#graysonhighlands #hiking #travel #vlog #youtuber #photographer #wildponies #ponies #horses #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

One of the coolest hikes I’ve done, Grayson Highlands!

Plenty of views and wild ponies to share the trail with. #graysonhighlands #photography #wildlifephotography

Black and white photograph of a wild pony grazing along a mountain trail.

Wild Pony

Shot on Bergger Pancro 400 filme with a Holga 120N camera.

#pony #GraysonHighlands #MouthofWilson #Virginia #Horse #Appalachia #toycamera #Holga #photography #fineartphotography #filmphotography