Grayson Highlands > Mount Rogers > Climber's LogMount Rogers Climber's Log
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| Steve Gruhn | Route Climbed: From Elk Garden Date Climbed: November 4, 2001  | |
| Easy 2.5-hour hike round trip. | ||
| Posted Jan 30, 2005 5:26 pm | ||
| txmountaineer | Route Climbed: AT from Elk Garden Date Climbed: January 15, 2005 | |
| Nice icy hike! | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2005 2:17 pm | ||
| mtsptfam | Route Climbed: AT from South Date Climbed: August, 1999 | |
| My wife's 1st backpacking trip and my 1st hightpoint of a state. We were unaware that this highpoint was here until we past the sign for it. We were backpacking the AT with 4 teens from my youth group. That night right below the summit on the bald knob that is most pictured as Mt. Rogers a major storm rolled in. We were holed up in tents all night while lightning flashed all around us. The lightning was so frequent that from inside the tent it seemed like a fire was flickering right outside the tent. The Lord protected us and no one was injured. The morning unveiled a canopy of fog, sunlight and nature. It was beautiful. God is so good. | |
| Posted Dec 15, 2004 5:32 pm | ||
| Tbacon251 | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: 12-04-2004 | |
| Started out at the trail head when it was 18 degrees. Made it to the summit in 2 hours. It was a great hike (not much of a summit view). | |
| Posted Dec 6, 2004 12:08 pm | ||
| jomal | Date Climbed: Many Many | |
| This is my favorite area in the East, I've walked just about every trail and a lot off trail in this area. Keep going back though because it's just so incredible. | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2004 4:02 am | ||
| climber404 | Route Climbed: AT loop Date Climbed: April, 2003 | |
| art of a 50 mile loop around Mt. Rogers. Two buddies and myself. Great trip that turned bad, then epic. | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2004 1:18 pm | ||
| jenniferdenoya | Route Climbed: AT Route Date Climbed: October 12, 2003 | |
| We barely beat the rain, but it was a really great hike. There isn't a view at the summit, as its enclosed by forest, but it's still a super way to spend a Sunday. The folks in Damascus are the salt of the Earth! | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2004 10:54 am | ||
| elementalphotos | Date Climbed: May 11, 2003 | |
| Part of a weekend backpacking trip with some co-workers. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2004 4:18 pm | ||
| Smalltimeclimber | Route Climbed: Appalachian Trail/Elk Garden Date Climbed: 12 September 2004 | |
| A pleasant, easy hike although rather muddy. | ||
| Posted Sep 13, 2004 9:25 am | ||
| woodstrider | Route Climbed: spur trail off AT Date Climbed: 6-7-98 | |
| I really enjoyed this day hike. The mountain azaleas and rhododendrum blooming, herds of tiny ponies and the unexpectedly beautiful boreal summit of Mount Rogers. Bob Schultz was my hiking companion. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2004 2:57 pm | ||
| lostman | Route Climbed: AT from the Scales Date Climbed: May 2002 | |
| Beautiful hike in May! Saw very few people but a LOT of friendly ponies. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2004 1:24 pm | ||
| mposner | Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: September 22 2002 | |
| Fun hike to a no view summit. The wild ponies and the open alpine like fields are the attraction here. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2004 10:52 pm | ||
| rleslie | Route Climbed: Greyson Highlands Date Climbed: 2000-2004 | |
| Hike this area alot. Great place to take kids! Portions are open with lots of boulders and wild ponies in Greyson Highlands Park. Summit has no view, but great views along the way. Wonderful place to snow camp. Be prepared for all types of weather. We have been snowed on in June. | ||
| Posted Dec 22, 2003 8:19 pm | ||
| petersbike | Route Climbed: AT Spur from Massie Gap Date Climbed: 31August2003 | |
| Excellent Hike.Done as solo overnight.Massie Gap to AT headed south towards Deep Gap.Ponies hanging around in the shade in Grayson,real friendly.Probably looking for handouts. Camped in awesome open meadow halfway between Mt Rogers spur trail and Deep Gap. Next day backtracked to spur and up to Mt Rogers. Summit was somewhat disappointing. Knew there was no view,but it was also kinda claustaphobic. This of course was made up for previously by the great views on the Wilburn ridge. After leaving the summit backtracked to the intersection of Pine mountain trail and followed that down to Scales and back on the AT and took that south back to Massie Gap Parking area. | |
| Posted Dec 15, 2003 6:37 pm | ||
| urmindseye | Route Climbed: All of em! Date Climbed: All the time | |
| The summit isn't anything to brag about other than saying you have been there, done that, bagged it. It's tree'd in and has absolutely NO view what so ever. But just the same, it's a summit to record. The rest of the area is beautiful. ie...Rocks that you can boulder on, Ponies that you can watch and relax in the grass with, open air walks and hikes thru forest and covered trails. I am up in this area every year and can almost walk it with my eyes closed. I Have hiked nearly all the trails and still to this day enjoy all of them. The winter time is my favorite as you can see from the pictures I have posted. There are less people, animals and critters except for the ponies which again, I love seeing with frost or ice on the manes. It is an excellent place to bring first time people to, when trying to introduce them to the outside. Within 2 miles of the parking lot, you will climb, see ponies, walk on a ridge that overlooks the whole area, feel like your on top of the world (at Wilburn Ridge), and all the while, keeping it simple and fairly easy. I go here alot because I am close, but also because I just plain love the area! ;) ~t | |
| Posted Nov 29, 2003 7:09 pm | ||
| Jerry L | Route Climbed: AT / Spur Trail Date Climbed: August 22,, 2003 | |
| This is very nice hiking in a beautiful area. Well worth the time and effort. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2003 7:55 pm | ||
| vbeckman74 | Route Climbed: AT spur trail Date Climbed: September 2000 | |
| This is our 6th summit on the AT. Dy and I think it was the most beautiful, though there is no view from the summit. Perhaps it's because you can't drive to it, like many on the AT summits. | |
| Posted May 30, 2003 8:31 am | ||
| climber46 | Route Climbed: AT from Grayson Highlands State Park Date Climbed: May 28, 2001 | |
| A nice easy hike although the day I did it was cool and windy with fog. It opened up a little bit and so I did see some views. I also saw cattle, wild ponies, and a deer. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2003 3:22 pm | ||
| peakbagger | Route Climbed: Mt. Rogers summit trail/AT spur trail Date Climbed: July 28, 2002 | |
| Enjoyed this easy hike, mainly because I was able to do it with my father, who does not hike regularly and had never done any backcountry camping before. I would definately recommend this trip to any beginners out there who want to get taste of the Virginia highcountry, and a bit of the Appalachian trail to boot. The views are beautiful and the high, rocky meadows reminded me of Scotland a bit... Wild ponies everywhere and very tame. Not crowded at all and awesome camping. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2002 4:59 pm | ||
| Markeymark | Route Climbed: AT from Grayson Highlands State Park Date Climbed: June 17, 2002 | |
| State highpoint #11. The ponies at Rhododendron Pass were a nice surprise. | ||
| Posted Jul 17, 2002 9:34 pm | ||
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