A pile of rocks beside the trail. We added our 2 stones and continued south on the trail.  The footpath you see is the AT.  It is well maintained.  Hikers are abiding by the rules and the SNP is clean.  Rarely did we see any trash and if there was any it probably fell from someone's pack without them knowing it.  This is one of the few level chunks of ground on our route.

An overlook with an eastern view.    Because the AT runs fairly close the the ridge of the Shenandoahs, there are beautiful overlooks in to both the east and west.    It is rare, however, that the trail is on the crest of the ridge.