PHOTO ESSAY Part of the magic of this shot on Rough Ridge is the feeling that you could step onto the clouds and walk to the skyline. TOMMY WHITE The very name Grandfather Mountain makes this beloved peak a patriarch of our collective family. Though the East's most ecologically significant summit, Grandfather is a far bigger mountain and a more multifaceted topic than people realize. That's why I spent the last four years writing "Grand48 BlueRidgeCountry.com father Mountain: The History and Guide to an Appalachian Icon." I met "my Grandfather" 40 years ago in a search for "the South's most spectacular mountain." When one-time owner Hugh Morton closed overgrown trails after a hiker Morehttp://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com