![Wild Ponies near Mt. Rogers](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Wild_Ponies_.jpg)
Wild Ponies on Grayson Highlands
April 29, Mile 484There were many wild ponies in this area near Mt. Rogers, including many mares with young foals.
![Little Wolf Creek](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Little_Wolf_Creek_.jpg)
Little Wolf Creek
May 3, Mile 568This was one of those classic scenes of the Trail; a foot-bridge over a beautiful creek crossing.
![Wind Rock](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Wind_Rock_.jpg)
Wind Rock
May 7, Mile 645One of the countless overlooks along the trail. It was amazing how skillfully the trail is routed to keep it in wild country.
![Virginia Farmland in the Evening](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Sinking_Creek_Valley_.jpg)
Sinking Creek Valley
May 7, Mile 657Having grown up on a farm, I enjoyed the stretches of trail running through farmlands. Here are some scenic farms in Virginia.
![Fog on the trail](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Above_the_Clouds_.jpg)
Fog in the Appalachians
May 9, Mile 679Often in the mornings you could look down upon the ranges of lower mountains and see clouds laying low in the valleys.
![McAfee Knob](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/McAfee_Knob_.jpg)
McAfee Knob
May 9, Mile 693
I doubt there are many hikers who don’t get a photo of this breath-taking rock overhang known as McAfee Knob.
![Rhododendrons](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Rhododendron_Blossoms_.jpg)
Rhododendron Blossoms
May 10I enjoyed the spring flowers, but most paled compared to the sight and fragrance of the spectacular Rhododendron blossoms. It was hard to believe they were wild.
![Tye River Bridge](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Tye_River_Bridge_.jpg)
Limerick at Tye River
May 14, Mile 813I hiked with Robyn for about a week. She got her trail name from her poetic shelter journal entries.
![Hightop Hut](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Hightop_Hut_.jpg)
Hightop Hut
May 18, Mile 884Two section hikers from NYC with Limerick. The weather was in a raining mood, and the shelters were handy for hanging wet clothes and gear.
![Bear!](https://www.bucktrack.com/Appalachian_Trail/AT Thumbs/Black_Bear_.jpg)
Black Bear
May 22, Mile 949A black bear I spotted from the trail. He wasn’t paying attention, because I had plenty of time to dig out my camera and get a shot. I was king when it came to spotting bears early on, but never saw another past Virginia. I didn’t talk to one hiker that had bear problems.
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