Blogging Roller

I'm spending the weekend with a couple of friends in the mountains just east of Jefferson, North Carolina. Saturday, we went hiking in the Grayson Highlands, accross the Virginia border. It was cold, windy, and in some places the trail was covered with a sheet of ice, but we were rewarded by close encounters with wild ponies and a flock of wild turkeys. I'm sorry that I didn't bring my camera because the ponies were storybook beautiful and the turkeys were quite a colorful sight.

We were hoping to ride the Viginia Creeper Trail today, but we woke up to find a inch of ice covered snow on the drive way. The driveway is long, very steep, and ends about 30 feet from the New River. Obviously, we're not going any where by car today. Luckily, we've got plenty of food, a pool table, and as you can see I have my laptop and a connection.