by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 11, 2018 | North Carolina
After a soggy Saturday Karen and I were ready to get out and play. Sunday (4-8-18) we headed to Charlotte’s historic south end for the Front Porch Sundays event. Sponsored by Sycamore Brewing fifty artisans gathered along the commuter rail and people came with...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
We needed a nearby venue with moderate hills to break in Karen’s new hiking boots. Anne Springs Close Greenway sounded perfect. Separating Charlotte from historic Fort Mills, South Carolina the 2,100 acre nature preserve offers 40-miles of hiking trails along...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 28, 2018 | South Carolina, Travel
Saturday (1-27-18) was cool, overcast and dreary. A perfect day for a driving tour in York County, South Carolina. We headed to Fort Mill for lunch and some sight seeing. This area is an easy drive from Charlotte in a region where we have done little exploration. ...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 25, 2018 | North Carolina, Travel
Pack a bag for cold weather. We’re taking a trip and it’s a surprise. That’s what Jenna told her Father before putting him on a plane at D/FW airport bound for Charlotte, NC during a record setting cold snap on January 5, 2018. Shane and Jenna...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 14, 2018 | North Carolina, Travel
Karen’s mid-December birthday usually arrives with a request to visit an attraction with dazzling, holiday lights. For 2017 the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina fit the bill. It took George W. Vanderbilt six years to build the mansion and he opened...
