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Rhino Cliffs (Laurel Cr. Gorge) Dennis Cove, TN
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665 viewsJohn Forbes seen high above me as we hike towards the early morning sun on a very steep route to reach the high ridge above.
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594 viewsTyler, Larry and John reaching the ridge line ahead of me
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661 viewsThe descent takes us into the Wilderness area
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628 viewsJohn goes ahead of me to complete the last leg of the climb
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654 viewsGoing down
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655 viewsTyler, Larry, and John taking a break on top before we begin our steep descent down the other side to find the cliffs
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664 viewsSteep descent
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684 viewsAfter a long arduous climb through some nice Fall color, I can see the high ridge top above me
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646 viewsGetting a view off one of the precipices
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628 viewsFound what we hope is the right narrow finger ridge following the guidance of the Roan Mountain Jedi, Larry Jarret we soon end up on cliff edges
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604 viewsA view of the upper Laurel Creek gorge as we make our way through the woods continuing to descend steeply towards the cliffs
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676 viewsDown down down,,
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614 viewsLooking back up you can see it was not all smooth going but it was a beautiful area with no recent signs of humans
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582 viewsOne has to be very careful here as it would be very easy to walk off a sheer vertical drop as it lined our right side all the way down once we found the right finger ridge
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589 viewsFirst view of the Rhino Cliffs
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625 viewsFirst views of the Rhino Cliffs
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614 viewsLarry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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630 viewsView from Rhino Cliffs. In this image you are looking down upon where the top of Laurel Falls are located in the gorge below. This is behind the falls as they are on the right side of that green knob in the center as they are falling away from us in this angle
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592 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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597 viewsClimbing up the backside of the cliffs to reach the top
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600 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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609 viewsCliff view of the Laurel Creek gorge which is just above the lower falls
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616 viewsSurfing the ridges on Black Mountain TN.
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630 viewsA happy gnome (John Forbes) gnome poses the top of the cliffs !
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