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We approach the tunnel that takes US 25E through the mountain
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In the tunnel
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We've exited the tunnel & are now in Tennessee
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These metal sculptures are at the beginning of the trail
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The trail
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This represents the hoofprints, wagon tracks & footsteps of the thousands of people who traversed this trail
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A signpost for the 2 trails that converge at this point--you can take the Boone Trail or the Wilderness Road
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The Wilderness Road
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This is why the gap was so important
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Donna capturing this same shot
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There were butterflies every where, but this was the best shot I could get
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Another butterfly
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The trail breaks off here
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We decided to walk up to the entrance of the cave
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The rocky mountain face that marks where the cave is located
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The entrance
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Standing here was like being inside an air-conditioned room
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This sign gives the history of the cave with all its different names it's had in the past
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Before you even enter the cave you can see some of the sights that await you
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I zoomed in on the bit about Cudjo's Cave since that's the name I knew it as
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I think this is where old US 25E came through
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Looking down on the Wilderness Road trail
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Looking across the way to another road
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A splash of color in the rocks
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Instead of continuing on the Wilderness Road trail, we hiked up to the exit from the cave
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Looking down into the stairs that bring you out of the cave
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A guess this is a motion detection camera to monitor activity at this site
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Another splash of color
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This spring exits from the mountain
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This water was most refreshingly cold
