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I'm hiking rather quickly, so every footstep around or on the rocks is an opportunity to slip and break an ankle

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6964-kelso-dunes-wilderness.jpg I climb back down the volcanic rock into the wash to resume my return hike down "South Broadwell Wash"ThumbnailsApproaching the dry waterfall, this time in the downhill direction, a partial "staircase" begins the quick descentI climb back down the volcanic rock into the wash to resume my return hike down "South Broadwell Wash"ThumbnailsApproaching the dry waterfall, this time in the downhill direction, a partial "staircase" begins the quick descentI climb back down the volcanic rock into the wash to resume my return hike down "South Broadwell Wash"ThumbnailsApproaching the dry waterfall, this time in the downhill direction, a partial "staircase" begins the quick descentI climb back down the volcanic rock into the wash to resume my return hike down "South Broadwell Wash"ThumbnailsApproaching the dry waterfall, this time in the downhill direction, a partial "staircase" begins the quick descentI climb back down the volcanic rock into the wash to resume my return hike down "South Broadwell Wash"ThumbnailsApproaching the dry waterfall, this time in the downhill direction, a partial "staircase" begins the quick descent

This hike doesn't have a lot of elevation gain, but the rocky surfaces demand a fair amount of focus.