The January Where Is This photo sent by Destination McDowell County tourism folks features a concrete diamondback rattlesnake slithering along NC Highway 226A in front of the Books and Beans bookstore and coffee shop in Little Switzerland. The rattler represents the highway itself, a part of the Diamondback Highway Trail, a 38-mile loop that begins here (or ends), twisting and turning through the Blue Ridge Mountains along NC 226 (12 miles with 190 “snaking” curves), US 221, Toms Creek Road and NC 80, descending from 3,475 feet to 1,390. The concrete snake also serves a purpose by routing rainwater from the road away from the building. The winning entry chosen at random from all correct submissions came from Mary Doukas of Indian Trail, a Union Power Cooperative member.