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A narrow stream of water that makes up Slave Falls spills approximately 60 feet into a rock house in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Hikers can reach the falls by traveling along a spur trail that extends from the Slave Falls Loop. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)

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A narrow stream of water that makes up Slave Falls spills approximately 60 feet into a rock house in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Hikers can reach the falls by traveling along a spur trail that extends from the Slave Falls Loop. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)

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  • A narrow stream of water that makes up Slave Falls spills approximately 60 feet into a rock house in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Hikers can reach the falls by traveling along a spur trail that extends from the Slave Falls Loop. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A narrow stream of water that makes up Slave Falls spills approximately 60 feet into a rock house in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Hikers can reach the falls by traveling along a spur trail that extends from the Slave Falls Loop. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • A narrow span of rock that was once the front lip of a rock shelter makes up Needle Arch in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. The arch is accessible from a spur trail off the Slave Falls Loop. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Indian Rock House can be found along the Slave Falls Loop in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Iron oxide deposits leave distinct patterns in a sandstone rock face on a spur trail that leads to Slave Falls off the Slave Falls Loop in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Those traveling along the spur trail to Slave Falls just off the Slave Falls Loop will hike next to a long rock wall in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • The 3.3-mile hike along the Slave Falls Loop is a relatively easy one with in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Hikers will travel an additional 1.1 miles along spur trails that lead to Slave Falls and Needle Arch. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • The 3.3-mile hike along the Slave Falls Loop is a relatively easy one with in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Hikers will travel an additional 1.1 miles along spur trails that lead to Slave Falls and Needle Arch. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Signs marking the way are easy to find along the 3.3-mile Slave Falls Loop and spur trails in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Hikers will travel through several rock houses along the Slave Falls Loop and spur trails that lead to Slave Falls and Needle Arch in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Iron oxide deposits leave distinct patterns in a sandstone rock face on a spur trail that leads to Slave Falls off the Slave Falls Loop in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Indian Rock House can be found along the Slave Falls Loop in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)
  • Ranger Howard Duncan hikes through a rock shelter on the Slave Falls Loop in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL)

Photos from March 2013's Hike of the Month along the Slave Falls Loop in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Jamestown, Tenn. The hike features the 60-foot Slave Falls, Needle Arch and Indian Rock House.

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