Charleston via Big Falls: Peppe's SC Death March.

pics by Harlan W. S.
Aug 23, 2008

 

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This is a GPS trace of the up part of

the route.  Peppe hits the Chaz ridge farther

east than in the traditional route, avoiding the

longest talus slog.

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View SE from Charleston summit,

showing eventual route. (I plotted the

GPS file on GoogleEarth, then drew

the route on a photo from the hike).

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Heading S to Big Falls.  Keep

them doggies rollin’!

 

 

 

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Big Fall to the R – quite dry.

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Up L of falls.

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At the top of Big Falls, view SW. We

Are about to cut R.

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Don’t Cha… Don’t Cha…

 

 

 

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You want us to go THERE?

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Late primrose.

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Dana doesn’t heed our warnings to

turn back.

 

 

 

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Judy is similarly unmindful of the danger.

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Mysterious one-legged man.

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Luxor glints in the distance,

over La Madre.

 

 

 

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Doyle hurries down to make his

6PM dinner appointment.

Congrats to Peppe, who handled

a large group well and kept us

from killing each other with

loose rock.