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photo by Hugh Morton (1.1 MB)

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

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photo by Hugh Morton (1.3 MB)

As seen from the Foscoe community between Boone and Linville, the Grandfather Profile depicts the silhouette of a bearded man facing the heavens.

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photo by Hugh Morton (.8 MB)

Grandfather Mountain features natural habitats where guests can see and photograph native wildlife such as bears, cougars, otters, eagles and deer in their natural situations from close range.

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photo by Hugh Morton (1.74 MB)

Colorful maples in MacRae Meadows at Grandfather Mountain, NC.

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photo by Hugh Morton (1.02 MB)

Rain water runs off quickly form the high slopes of Grandfather Mountain, making picturesque mountain streams as it goes.

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photo by Hugh Morton (1.2 MB)

Driving along country roads littered with fallen leaves is one of the more magical traditions of autumn.

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photo by Hugh Morton (1 MB)

Looking up at Grandfather's Attic Window Peak from the Blue Ridge Parkway is especially colorful because of the profusion of maple trees in that area. The bright foliage of the hardwoods stands out against the gray cliffs and is punctuated by the deep greens of the Spruce firs.