The trail seeks out all the beauty spots and like a great character, finds only that which is best.

"The trail is the short Northwest passage to Nature's wonderland.  With all its curves and windings it is essentially poetic; it knows the beauty of flowing lines; it is ever in the midst of those things that charm and cheer. It seeks out all the beauty spots and like a great character, finds only that which is the best."

Enos Mills

Photos: Stephen at a section of the PCT near Chinook Pass, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA.  That's Mount Rainier with Magenta Paintbrush in the second photo.