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Water pours over one of four ledges that comprise Wildcat Falls on Slickrock Creek in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The tallest of the falls is approximately 10 feet and pours into a deep plunge pool.

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Water pours over one of four ledges that comprise Wildcat Falls on Slickrock Creek in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The tallest of the falls is approximately 10 feet and pours into a deep plunge pool.

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  • Water pours over one of four ledges that comprise Wildcat Falls on Slickrock Creek in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The tallest of the falls is approximately 10 feet and pours into a deep plunge pool.
  • Bill Murrah crosses Slickrock Creek in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Hikers venturing to Wildcat Falls from Big Fat Gap should use caution as they attempt to cross Slickrock Creek during high water. There are three areas where Slickrock Creek must be crossed in order to reach Wildcat Falls.
  • Hikers traveling along Big Fat Branch Trail to Wildcat Falls will pass through an area of towering poplars and white pines as the trail makes a steep descent to Slickrock Creek in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.
  • Just a few hundred feet from the parking area at the start of the Big Fat Gap Trail hikers will have to cross a downed tree in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The hike then makes a steep descent that loses approximately 1000 feet of altitude in the first 1.5 miles.
  • Water pours over one of four ledges that comprise Wildcat Falls on Slickrock Creek in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Hikers beginning at Big Fat Gap will travel along the Big Fat Gap and Slickrock Creek Trails before reaching the falls which feature deep plunge pools.
  • Hikers venturing to Wildcat Falls from Big Fat Gap will descend approximately 1000 feet in the first 1.5 miles of the hike along the Big Fat Gap Trail before reaching Slickrock Creek in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. A few sections of loose rock can make for tricky hiking in wet weather.
  • The hike along Big Fat Gap and the Slickrock Creek Trails are marked periodically by directional signs in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.
  • Water spills over one of four ledges that comprise Wildcat Falls on Slickrock Creek in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Two of the falls feature deep plunge pools with drops as high as 10 feet.

September's hike of the month follows the Big Fat Gap and Slickrock Creek Trails to Wildcat Falls in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area near Robbinsville, N.C.

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