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Rhino Cliffs (Laurel Cr. Gorge) Dennis Cove, TN
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1121 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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1050 viewsTyler, Larry and John reaching the ridge line ahead of me
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1125 viewsThe descent takes us into the Wilderness area
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1057 viewsJohn goes ahead of me to complete the last leg of the climb
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1102 viewsGoing down
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1146 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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1055 viewsSteep descent
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1140 viewsAfter a long arduous climb through some nice Fall color, I can see the high ridge top above me
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1057 viewsGetting a view off one of the precipices
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1060 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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1077 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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1225 viewsDown down down,,
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1001 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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1018 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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1015 viewsFirst view of the Rhino Cliffs
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1063 viewsFirst views of the Rhino Cliffs
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1052 viewsLarry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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1078 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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1135 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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1048 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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1055 viewsSurfing the ridges on Black Mountain TN.
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1110 viewsA happy gnome (John Forbes) gnome poses the top of the cliffs !
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