Monday, October 22, 2012

Caesar's Head SC State Park '12

BJ hiking at Ceasars Head SP
Bruce hiking at Caesar's Head SP. under a canopy of brilliant fall foliage.
Over Look  at Ceasars Head SP toward Table Rock SP
 This mountain top park has awesome views. 
Campbells' Mountain
Seen from the same overlook is Campbell's Mountain, SC. (The farthest most peak in the photo above).  It was named for the  American Revolutionary war hero, Col. William Campbell who successfully led the patriots against  Lt. Gen. Charles Lord Cornwallis, commander-in-chief of the British army in the South.  The patriots victory  at Kings Mountain SC was one of the most important events recorded in modern history, and changed the course of the war. 
Raven Cliff Falls Caesar Head SP, SC
We hiked 5+ miles along the flank of the upper peaks of this SC State Park to an overlook for Raven Cliff Falls. It is possible to hike  an additional 1.5 hours straight down through dismal gorge to the bottom of the falls, but the trail signs warned it would then  take an additional  3 hours  to  hike straight back up.  Alternatively we could have hiked an additional mile  to a suspension bridge that crosses the top of the falls, but then we couldn't actually see the face of the falls.. We decided the overlook was the best choice for getting a good look at the 400 foot plunging waterfall.

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