In keeping with Don Firth's quite wonderful posting, I'll add a little more.

One of the most "ALIVE" moments I've had was when, after a three day climb, I reached the "High Divide," also in the Olympic National Park, just as Don mentioned. I literally stood with one foot on each side of the divide and just smiled and felt overwhelmed. Below me, in 360 degrees, fell all of the magnificant Olympic mountains, all of Puget Sound, and looking to West, I could easily see the Pacific ocean and ... the curvature of the earth!

And, remebering that this is supposed to be a music site, I'll add the following:

"ROLLING IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS!"

Cheers Bob(deckman)Nelson