Atoka area
 
Another example of the scenery found on the Mosby Heritage Tour

Atoka area
 
Blue Ridge Mountains

Ashby's Gap
 
This wind gap was a strategic point for both sides in the American Civil War because whichever side controlled the Gap also controlled access to the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley from the east. In those days before modern communications, Ashby's Gap was also an important location for the military Signal Corps to send and receive visual communications

Ashby's Gap
 
Marker: On the hilltop to the south stood an important signal station used by both armies, 1861-186