Approaching the northeast end of the valley

Ridge running at about 500' over, approaching the northeast end of the Sequatchie Valley on a blue September day. I'm about 35 miles up the ridge to the NE from TN89 here. Hinch Mountain is the high point in the distance. The Sequatchie is essentially a box canyon at this end, but soarable ridge (called Brady Mountain) does continue another 15 miles or so up on the plateau before it ends abruptly at Crab Orchard, TN. It's a little tricky getting past Hinch where the east escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau ends and Brady begins on a north cross day because Brady sits slightly in front (upwind) of the east escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau. You have to really pay attention here to not get your butt kicked in the rotor when you make the jump from the Sequatchie to up on the plateau soaring Brady Mountain. It's also a good idea to keep a sharp eye out in the vicinity of Hinch because there's a VOR station on top. One of the things that make the Sequatchie such a great place for soaring is that there are grass strips about every 3-5 miles along the entire length of the valley. In this photo the last large field in the valley on the left is Austin's Field (aka TN66), owned and operated by a glider pilot.