Randy Johnson is an award-winning travel editor and writer. He founded Grandfather Mountain's modern trail management program in 1978 and was backcountry manager until 1990. He has served on Grandfather Mountain State Park's Advisory Committee and is task force leader for the Mountains-to-Sea Trail on Grandfather Mountain. For decades he was editor-in-chief of United Airlines Hemispheres.
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"Grandfather Mountain stands tall as the definitive guide to an essential Western North Carolina locale."--WNC Magazine "An illustrated coffee-table love story. . . . Johnson's book illustrates the proposition that you should write about what interests you. His passion and enthusiasm for the place oozes from every paragraph."--Ben Steelman, Wilmington Star-News "Beautifully illustrated and packed with fascinating scientific and historical facts, it's perfect for outdoors enthusiasts who find themselves housebound during a long winter storm."--Richmond Times-Dispatch "Grandfather Mountain's dramatic past revealed. . . . An ode to the newest state park in [Western North Carolina]. . . . The grand-scale coffee table book, with glossy historic and present day photos, detailed topographic maps and hundreds of stories, is a love letter to the mountain."--Asheville Citizen-Times "In this beautifully illustrated volume, Randy Johnson shares both his knowledge of and love for this iconic mountain."--Appalachian Voices "Local folks will appreciate the thorough capturing of their ancestors described throughout the book, and newcomers to the region will be captivated by the astounding narrative."--Carolina Mountain Life "Reveals the mountain's grandeur. . . . This deeply researched book often reads like a novel as Johnson's passion for his subject shines."--Mary Cornatzer, News and Observer