Some breathtaking photos from the late owner of Grandfather Mountain.

Hugh Morton was a fine man.  He loved taking photos of the world around him.  His world was "GrandFather Mountain" and his family.  I am sure his family came first as I personally knew the Hugh family.  They would know my last name as "Mitchell" and my late grandparents as Nora and Gillis Mitchell.

Well anyway on to his photos.  

I was looking at some of my old photos and saw the ones that Hugh did.  I thought I would share some of them with you.  You can find all of these on the web site to Grandfather Mountain along with some more.  If you ever take a trip to NC make sure and visit Grandfather Mountain.  You won't be wasting your time!

I wish I could take photos like he did.  His photos are stunning!

Hugh told me about this photo one day at Grandfather Mountain.  He signed a post card of this same photo and told me how he captured this wonderful photo.  Hugh said that just before he was going to take this shot, someone in the parking lot of Grandfather mountain blew their horn.  The deer looked and thats how he caught this stunning shot. 

 The award-winning Linn Cove Viaduct crosses the southern slope of Grandfather Mountain.

This photo shows how the mountain got its name.  As seen from the Foscoe community between Boone and Linville, the Grandfather Profile depicts the silhouette of a bearded man facing the heavens.

These guys look like they can just keep on walking.  WRONG... one step and they would fall about 1 mile down.  What a shot!

This bridge that is covered in snow and ice is the 1 mile high swinging bridge.  They updated it a few years ago and they took most of the swing out of it.  I don't like the new bridge.  The old one was so much more fun.

I wish you could really see how far up you are when you are standing on the bridge. 

This one shows the height a little better.

He really got a close up here.  Wounded eagles found in the wild are nursed back to health. If possible they are returned to the wild, but when the bird has an injury that will permanently inhibit its ability to survive, they must be placed with licensed caretakers such as Grandfather Mountain.

These people are brave.  But boy, they really have the view of a life time!

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