by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 23, 2019 | North Carolina, Travel
On Saturday (5-18-19) Karen and I set out to do some hiking at McGalliad Falls Park in Valdese, NC. Karen saw pretty pictures of the place in a photo shoot and we were looking for a new location to explore. We didn’t get to hike much, but we had a great time and...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 22, 2019 | North Carolina
Karen’s mom Helen came to visit us for Mother’s Day weekend and we kept her dance card full. Charlotte celebrated its 250th anniversary this year. The year-long celebration of CLT250 was a festival of music, food and art called “SHOUT!” that...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 13, 2019 | Events, North Carolina, Party
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 9, 2019 | Travel
Our late afternoon flight Monday (4-29-19) left us ample time to explore OKC’s revitalized warehouse district and revisit Stockyards City in daylight. Our hotel was located in Bricktown and we started our day with a hike along the canal. Looking down on the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 8, 2019 | Travel
Sunday (4-28-19) Karen and I explored downtown Oklahoma City (OKC). There was an astonishing amount of cool things to see and do. OKC is small enough to make getting around easy and the traffic on Sunday was nearly nonexistent. Because of the OKC Memorial Marathon the...
