A temperature of five degrees, winds blowing over twenty miles per hour, and freshly fallen snow greeted me at Massie Gap in Grayson Highlands State Park in southwestern Virginia on a cold February day. ..After hiking 1 ½ miles through the snow along the Appalachian Trial I spotted this pony enjoying a tasty nibble. The ponies roam the mile-high Highlands along the AT and are a joy to watch in any season of the year. .