Black Mountain, North Carolina, was another favorite destination for day trips when we lived in the Carolinas. On our first visit to Black Mountain as a family, it started to snow. We parked and walked around the town, watching the snow falling and admiring the holiday decorations. To top it off, we stopped at a roadside walk-up hot chocolate stand, and all got a cup. It was the first time I’d ever had hot chocolate with chili in it.
On this trip, pictured below, I don’t remember the exact date, but it was sometime in autumn. We had driven up to look at the changing leaves.
