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Rhino Cliffs (Laurel Cr. Gorge) Dennis Cove, TN
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139 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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139 viewsTyler, Larry and John reaching the ridge line ahead of me
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121 viewsThe descent takes us into the Wilderness area
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123 viewsJohn goes ahead of me to complete the last leg of the climb
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137 viewsGoing down
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132 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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145 viewsSteep descent
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134 viewsAfter a long arduous climb through some nice Fall color, I can see the high ridge top above me
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129 viewsGetting a view off one of the precipices
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138 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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124 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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150 viewsDown down down,,
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127 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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120 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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143 viewsFirst view of the Rhino Cliffs
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119 viewsFirst views of the Rhino Cliffs
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135 viewsLarry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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137 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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118 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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126 viewsClimbing up the backside of the cliffs to reach the top
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115 viewsJohn and Larry sitting on the highest point of the Rhino Cliffs
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102 viewsCliff view of the Laurel Creek gorge which is just above the lower falls
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128 viewsSurfing the ridges on Black Mountain TN.
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103 viewsA happy gnome (John Forbes) gnome poses the top of the cliffs !
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