You are climbing up towards the Continental Divide and as the mountains get more rugged, enticing creeks and canyons start to appear. First off is a quick stop at Numa Falls. Here erosion is making progress along a surprisingly straight gorge as a small but powerfall waterfall is working its way upstream. A trail leads from here into the backcountry. Two interesting hikes form good stops in the next section of the park.
Glacial meltwaters race through the narrow limestone gorge leaving smoothed bowls and a deep canyon.
The trail ends at falls feeding the canyon. As you approach the Continental Divide the scenery changes again, but this time for a different reason. In 1968 a large forest fire striped extensive areas of vegetation. Blanched trunks now stand like prickly hairs on the slopes. In between the forest is regenerating with new trees and wildflowers thriving once again.