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Rick Lockamy has been creating\u00a0some great\u00a0images of the gorge using new LIDAR elevation data. \u00a0Here he shares with us some of his work\u00a0revealing landslide deposits on Shortoff’s southern slopes.<\/p>\n

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Big pile of colluvium marked on this LIDAR image of Shortoff Mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Another view of the landslide deposit from above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Shortoff<\/a>
A view of the gorge from the south, with Shortoff in the foreground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Another pile of colluvium is seen at the end of Shortoff Mountain. Rick’s work is fascinating for its ability to reveal pure geology.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Linville<\/a>
Linville Gorge in the Shadows<\/em>. Sometimes Rick’s work is simply beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Rick is a geologist with NCDOT Geotechnical Engineering Unit in Asheville. \u00a0BS in geology at WCU and learned GIS at AppState. \u00a0This post is only a first installment from his work. \u00a0We’ll have more up\u00a0soon, including a look at just how close the Linville River is to abandoning the gorge and plunging into North Cove instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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