Road Trippin' - August 2022 by Karen Ruhl

from Faith On Every Corner - August 2022

Improve With Effort ... Craig Ruhl

Road Trippin’ Near By! Valdese, NC by Karen Ruhl

We are so tickled to be out and about again. In July, we needed to stay close to home until Craig had his follow-up to his aortic valve replacement. We have been cleared to move about the country again!

Craig and I often go to Valdese, North Carolina for lunch at 100 Main Street Restaurant. They have fantastic food and great servers. While there, I picked up a brochure called The Arrival. The story talks about the original settlers of the Town of Valdese. Their history is filled with survival, courage, and hard work along with strong faith. Here are a few photos of the monument created in the summer of 2018 to commemorate the arrival. Their story is touching and inspiring.

If you would like to learn more, click on these links www.visitvaldese.com and the Trail of Faith https://www. waldensiantrailoffaith.org/ The Trail Of Faith has a beautiful Christmas display as well.

The story of their struggle to come over by ship to the United States and build their homes on an uncleared piece of land is remarkable. They held their first worship service at the location.

Craig and I have found that many locals do not explore their own cities and are amazed at what they find when they do. This park is also in Valdese, right on Main Street!

Ready for a beautiful hike around the Lake? Valdese built a wonderful hiking park called Valdese Lakeside Park. It borders Lake Rhodhiss. The park will be connected to McGalliard Falls with a 150-foot bridge over McGalliard Creek.

Bring a picnic lunch, your fishing poles, and your dog! There is a beautiful dog park too. You can kayak and fish here as well. What a great community park.

Lenoir, NC community garden

While out driving in Lenoir, a neighboring city to Hudson (our hometown), we visited the community gardens. Such a beautiful place to walk around and purchase produce and plants.