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Rhino Cliffs (Laurel Cr. Gorge) Dennis Cove, TN
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1132 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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1058 viewsTyler, Larry and John reaching the ridge line ahead of me
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1129 viewsThe descent takes us into the Wilderness area
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1065 viewsJohn goes ahead of me to complete the last leg of the climb
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1110 viewsGoing down
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1152 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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1062 viewsSteep descent
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1152 viewsAfter a long arduous climb through some nice Fall color, I can see the high ridge top above me
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1068 viewsGetting a view off one of the precipices
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1066 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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1085 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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1235 viewsDown down down,,
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1008 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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1019 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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1019 viewsFirst view of the Rhino Cliffs
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1070 viewsFirst views of the Rhino Cliffs
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1055 viewsLarry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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1084 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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1143 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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984 viewsClimbing up the backside of the cliffs to reach the top
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1057 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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1052 viewsCliff view of the Laurel Creek gorge which is just above the lower falls
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1060 viewsSurfing the ridges on Black Mountain TN.
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1113 viewsA happy gnome (John Forbes) gnome poses the top of the cliffs !
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