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Bonas Defeat Gorge

Bonas Defeat Gorge is a beautiful but dangerous section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County. A trip through the gorge should only be attempted by experienced off trail travelers. This gallery is a combo of pictures from different trips.
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dan 07-Nov-2011 00:40
We did the gorge in the early 70s after my room mate went with the geology class from WCU only about 300-400 poeple that year went. Camp at the defeat on plastic sheets in sleeping bags temp was down to 8 degres that night one of the best trips. But after awhile they reduced the release from the dam above and things were over grown. From the pics they appear to be doing more releases. Not many places in the east can compare. Bonas was a dog that chased a deer off the face of cliff that is in the is in the Tuckasegee gorge above Lil Canada and Wolf Creek lake
Cannistra 26-Jun-2011 23:43
Having hiked the gorge 7 times ,and completing 3 times I can say without a doudt its beauty can distract you and one will forget just how dangerous it can be. I am proud of my two hiking buddys Keith & Colin who completed the hike.
Jim Conniff 16-Aug-2010 02:52
Great pictures - they really brought back some memories. I did Bonas Defeat twice in the early nineties and the second time through they opened the dam on us, splitting our group of four into two groups of two. We barely got out of there (I slipped and fell and ended up with a compressed vertebrae). Your warnings about it are right on the money, but it is absolutely beautiful.
Jay 11-Nov-2009 21:12
Thanks for posting the warning. I was considering a hike to Bonas Defeat. I'll now consider it to be a much more serious undertaking than I originally thought.
robert 04-Oct-2009 00:33
If you have opportunity to go into gorge after extreme cold you will expirence a true icy winter landscape with columns of ice appearing to flow over rock formations and forming stalactite and stalagmites. Awesome, but one must be very cautious for it is very dangerous.
Jacky Lee 03-Aug-2009 15:50
very nice photos!
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Guest 24-Dec-2007 03:38
Very Nice Gallery V
Dave Beedon 13-Jun-2005 00:41
Cool off-trail exploration. I hope there wasn't too much butt abrasion. I assume that you knew in advance that there would be no releases of water while you were there.
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