by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 28, 2018 | South Carolina, Travel
Hiking in December can be a challenge but Karen requested a three-day waterfalls expedition for her birthday. We stayed in a little town called Easley, just east of Greenville and explored the Blue Ridge escarpment of Upstate South Carolina which is blessed with...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 23, 2018 | Events, North Carolina
Standing next to a cold street waiting for people and attractions to shuffle past saps my enthusiasm. Karen and I have discovered that checking out parades prior to their start is a great way to see everything and get to interact with the participants while avoiding...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 6, 2018 | North Carolina, Travel
Sunday (11-4-18) on the way home from Lake Lure we revisited Pearson’s Falls. It snowed last winter when we were here. Nature’s Fall show was even prettier.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Karen and I are fortunate to live within a ninety-minute drive of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Saturday morning (11-3-18) we drove to the Bradley Falls trailhead. It is always best to do your homework before wandering in the wilderness. The sign marking the trail to Big...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers flew a sheep, rooster and duck as the first passengers in a hot air balloon to impress Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Little was accomplished for the next 182 years when Ed Yost teamed up with the U.S. Air Force to develop modern...
