The trail was absolutely beautiful - great scenery, but the organization was poor: Only 4 outhouses for nearly 300 runners at the start - definitely not enough. No mile markers on the trail, some of the trails were poorly marked, and some runners took wrong trails and were turned around by rangers. No trailing person behind the last runner, and no medals at the end of the race. They finally sent us our medal, but it was a cheap one - no date, no place... simply "2011 marathon finisher." We paid the full registration fee but did not get much back. Will not do this one again.