Returning from a few days in the Shenandoah Valley that included a hike along the Great North Mountain trail, a ridgeline that separates Virginia and West Virginia.

Rock walls like this one lined a few portions. Here's something to ponder as a good writing prompt--who built them and why?

In four hours, we saw three people--a couple at the beginning meandering with walking sticks, and an energetic solo hiker marching along with a round metal canteen and his topo map encased in plastic. Other than that, only signs of animals (bears?) and a plane far up in the sky. I want to find out more about the earlier use of the trail.