Wednesday, September 4, 2019

2019-09-01 Bonas Defeat

Bonas Defeat
(aka The Tuckasegee River Gorge)
Jackson County, NC
Sunday, September 1st, 2019

"Welcome Team Waterfall
Enjoy Your Day!"

Bonas Defeat has been on my bucket list for quite some time.  But for some reason unbeknownst to me, I have never gotten a chance to explore the entire run!  Until now!

Here are some of the highlights!

Four Went In!
Me, Carlos, Scott, Spencer

Butterfly and some Flowers

Just Buzzing Around

Spencer

 The Professor finds a cool cave to hand out and enjoy a Pisgah Pale Ale

Carlos swimming at Granny's Kitchen

Spencer at Granny's Kitchen


The rest of the group arrives!

 Becca, Angelina, Scott

 Carlos

Kyle and Carlos running some ropes to help across a rather tricky section 

 Mia and Preston heading upstream  (I chose a different route)

 Scott (aka The Professor)

Emily, Angelina, Scott
These were some incredible rocks and caves!

Carlos and Becca

Emily, Becca, Angelina

Scott, Kyle, Emily, Becca, Angelina, Carlos

Selfie Time in front of Bonas Wall

Looking down at Spencer, Mia, and Preston

Carlos (on the left)
Preston, Mia, and Scott (on the right)

Kyle

Waterfall on Tributary Stream

Waterfall on the Tuckasegee River

Becca, Angelina, and Emily heading upstream

Becca, Angelina, and Emily heading upstream

Becca, Angelina, and Emily heading upstream

Becca, Angelina, and Emily heading up the final waterfall

The Bonas Defeat (Tuckasegee River) Dam


This was an amazing day with an amazing group of friends!

My complete set of photos is posted here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157710687535597

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