33: Grayson Highlands

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[pin 📍 /] [geo lat=‘36.63362’ lon=’-81.50626’ adr=‘829 Grayson Highland Lane, Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363’ tel=’’ url=‘https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/grayson-highlands’ trail=‘usa:virginia:grayson’]Grayson Highlands State Park[/geo]

Trail map and guide

  • 0m00s  Intro
  • 0m25s  Theme song
  • 0m54s  Hotel
  • 1m48s  Day One (34°F)
  • 2m35s  Map overlay
  • The hike begins
  • Snack: chocolate-covered peanuts; freeze-dried grapes
  • Ponies
  • Lichen
  • Onward through the haze
  • Junction
  • Tunnel of rhododendrons
  • Campsite
  • “Pine needles”
  • Dinner: prosciutto; freeze-dried meals
  • What about mushrooms?
  • Getting in tents
  • California bag
  • Day Two (3.3 miles hiked, 47°F)
  • Early morning hike to the peak of Mt. Rogers
  • Sunrise
  • Breakfast: coffee
  • Water and ponies
  • Frisbee
  • Setting out
  • Fungus on beech tree
  • Quick snack stop
  • …
  • Dinner: budae-jjigae (army stew)
  • Favorite camping memories
  • Day Three (10 miles hiked, 49°F)
  • Breakfast: scrambled eggs
  • Improvised eyeglass repair
  • Shoutouts: The Matrix