Meet my friend John Northrup.  John has been bitten by the 900 mile bug.  If you don't know what that is, it's when you wake up one rainy February day and say, "I think I'll hike every trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Yep, all 900 miles of them.  And I won't rest until I'm done!"  I haven't been bitten by the 900 miler bug yet but if I hang around John long enough I just might.  John is an avid hiker and an awesome photographer.  I have a lot to learn from John.  I always get excited when I meet someone who is enthusiastic and fired up about what they are doing.  And that's John Northrup.

    Visit John's website and take a look around. www.SmokiesStoriesAndGlories.com