Quinalt, WA

The trail leading to Cascade Falls is a delight to walk passing through groves of magnificent ancient mossy conifers and maples and along chattering waterways. Not the tallest, nor most popular of the handful of waterfalls within the Quinault Rainforest, Cascade Falls is perhaps the prettiest. Or so they say. Unfortunately, the view of the falls from the trail is obstructed by brush. There is no view without scrambling off-trail down a hill that I was unwilling to attempt. Worth the hike, even without the intended payoff.