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Excited hikers get in line at the visitor center, hoping to be among the first 100 lucky ones to get the Tallulah Gorge Floor permit.
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Fair warning, access to the Gorge Floor can be hazardous.
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Overlooking Tempesta Falls at Tallulah Gorge State Park.
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The view from the suspension bridge at Tallulah Gorge State Park.
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Stairs, stairs, and more stairs.
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Hikers rock hopping to cross Tallulah River at the bottom of the gorge.
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A close-up of Hurricane Falls.
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A view of the valley as seen from the river crossing.
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A small river rapid seen from alongside the trail.
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The trail, to the left, consists of scrambling through and around large boulders.
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A hiker makes her way down the side of Oceana Falls.
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Sliding down Bridal Veil Falls.
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A refreshing plunge into a wonderful swim hole, deep inside the gorge.
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A view upriver from Bridal Veil Falls.
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Hikers struggling up Sliding Rock Trail after leaving Bridal Veil Falls.
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A view across the gorge. Karl Wallenda made his tightrope walk across the gorge here in 1970.
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A group of hikers walking down toward the South Rim of the gorge.
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A view of the gorge from the South Rim.
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A view of the gorge from atop Tallulah Dam.
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Looking back on Tallulah Dam.