Kephart Prong Trail - 2 miles one way to the Kephart Prong shelter
Elevation profile for the Kephart Prong Trail walk (outbound direction shown - reverse for inbound)
Newfound Gap Road - The Kephart Prong trailhead a few miles up from Smokemont
Newfound Gap Road - Kephart Prong trailhead
Kephart Prong Trail - The Oconaluftee River crossing at the beginning of the trail.
Kephart Prong Trail - Unidentified mushroom
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick cruises up the old Jeep road
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick beside the Oconaluftee River
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick discovered an old pump at the CCC camp
Kephart Prong Trail - The boys about to explore the old CCC camp (note stone entrance)
Kephart Prong Trail - The old sign from the 1930's era CCC camp
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick checks out the old CCC water fountain
Kephart Prong Trail - Thomas checks out the old water fountain
Kephart Prong Trail - The CCC camp chimney remains
Kephart Prong Trail - The CCC camp chimney
Kephart Prong Trail - Kephart Prong tumbles down the mountains
Kephart Prong Trail - Thomas navigates the first crossing of Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - Thomas made it across Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - After the first crossing the trail is a wide old Jeep road
Kephart Prong Trail - The trail hangs above picturesque Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - One of the cascades of Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick checks out an old CCC-era cistern
Kephart Prong Trail - Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - The boys trudge uphill along the trail
Kephart Prong Trail - Kephart Prong crossing #2, built in the 1930's by the CCC
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick crosses Kephart Prong on the rickety old footlog
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick isn't too sure about this.
Kephart Prong Trail - Thomas and Nick cross Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick getting ready to tackle footlog crossing #3 (off camera)
Kephart Prong Trail - Moss covered rocks
Kephart Prong Trail - Thomas checks out the huge grapevine climbing up a tree
Kephart Prong Trail - Mossy area
Kephart Prong Trail - Crossing #4 of Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick getting ready for the last footlog crossing of Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick is relieved to see the Kephart backcountry shelter
Kephart Prong Trail - Thomas also relieved to see the shelter, the end of the uphill trek
Kephart Prong Trail - Thomas gives the Kephart shelter the thumbs up. This is one of two Smokies shelters not on the AT.
Sweat Heifer Trail - Kephart Prong footlog just above the Kephart shelter that is on the Sweat Heifer Trail
Kephart Prong Trail - At the shelter these two trails split here and go to the AT on tough climbs
Kephart Prong Trail - The boys decided they would take the direct route through the creek on the downhill walk instead of using the footlogs
Kephart Prong Trail - Nick and Thomas traverse Kephart Prong
Kephart Prong Trail - Thomas crosses the chilly creek
Kephart Prong Trail - Unidentified mushroom on the return trip
Kephart Prong Trail - The boys point out the railroad artifacts along the trail
Kephart Prong Trail - Another trail completed for the boys
