Riding the Thermal Belt Rail-Trail in Forest City, North Carolina

Our 2004 Winnebago Vectra is in a work bay at Freightliner Factory Service Center.  Eric and I have to fill our day with...  What?

We start with a bike ride on the Thermal Belt Rail-Trail in Forest City, North Carolina.

The southern end of the

trail starts southeast of

 Forest City.

I like this newly paved

Rail Trail.

We pass the remains of an

old factory.

I follow Eric onto the bridge

over US Route 74.

The metal chimney caps on

 this house catch my eye.

The Rest Room with

Bike Repair Station

The Fitness Stations are across

from the Rest Rooms.

Local Nursing Students are

providing Free Blood

Pressure Checks today.

A trailside motorhome

Carolina Fixadent does

Paintless Dent Repair

on cars & trucks.

Eric approaches the motorized

 Trail Vehicle

It's towing an oversized

leafblower that clears

the trail.

Eric shows me a wrench from

 Pedro's Tool Station.

Forest City

Water System

Water Tower

I leave the painted rock I

found in Hanover, PA

on a picnic table near

the Fitness Stations.

This derelict house reminds me

of the abandoned homes Eric 

& I saw in Detroit, Michigan.

Butler's Jewelry & Loan

Main Street, Forest City

245-9859

Eric & I rode 11.9 miles & 

I'm rounding up to 12 miles.

The Thermal Belt Rail-Trail 

is a very nice ride.

We will ride this trail again the next time Eric and I are in Gaffney for chassis maintenance.

It's lunchtime.  Eric and I return to Gaffney for Chinese Take Out at Hong Kong Express.