Good description Just Bill, the middle third, from Garden of the Gods west until Makanda/Giant City, is easily the best. Fern Cliffe, Max, Bay, and Lusk Creeks are all great. Etwon to Garden of the Gods is lots of forests, which is nice, but nothing grand. East from Grand Tower is 12 miles of road walk, then a spectacular natural area on the way to Alto Pass, then not much spectacular to Makanda.