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Rhino Cliffs (Laurel Cr. Gorge) Dennis Cove, TN
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840 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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736 viewsTyler, Larry and John reaching the ridge line ahead of me
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788 viewsThe descent takes us into the Wilderness area
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796 viewsJohn goes ahead of me to complete the last leg of the climb
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828 viewsGoing down
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848 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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818 viewsSteep descent
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855 viewsAfter a long arduous climb through some nice Fall color, I can see the high ridge top above me
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779 viewsGetting a view off one of the precipices
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796 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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778 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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822 viewsDown down down,,
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756 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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715 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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747 viewsFirst view of the Rhino Cliffs
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783 viewsFirst views of the Rhino Cliffs
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785 viewsLarry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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787 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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790 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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710 viewsClimbing up the backside of the cliffs to reach the top
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759 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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758 viewsCliff view of the Laurel Creek gorge which is just above the lower falls
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749 viewsSurfing the ridges on Black Mountain TN.
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800 viewsA happy gnome (John Forbes) gnome poses the top of the cliffs !
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