PHOTO ESSAY Pride in our Patriarch A new book from the founder of Grandfather Mountain's modern trail management program nearly four decades ago gloriously celebrates all things Grandfather. Following are a few sample photos from Randy Johnson's coffee-table-beautiful and definitive-studycomprehensive "Grandfather Mountain: The History and Guide to an Appalachian Icon," published this year by UNC Press. Back in 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp appeared to leap over the sharp summits of Grandfather Mountain, which endures as a dark spot despite the proliferation of lights in the region. TODD BUSH September/October 2016 47