While driving along Black Mountain in the winter you will gasp at the beauty of ice capped trees and if you're lucky enough to witness the enormous snow banks pushed to the side so coal miners, nurses, factory workers, etc.... can travel  to work in Viriginia or those traveling from Virginia to Kentucky. 

Please keep those traveling Black Mountain in the winter  in your prayers.It may be a beautiful mountain but it can become a treacherous demon for those who are not experienced in traveling these curvaceous roads.