by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
After weeks of relentless heat and humidity, Saturday’s deluge brought cooler temperatures followed by a picture-perfect Sunday (7-9-18). Karen and I broke out our folding bikes and headed uptown to cycle Charlotte’s sights and soak up the day.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 19, 2018 | North Carolina, Travel
Karen and I rolled into Franklin, North Carolina after an arduous drive from Chattanooga on a rainy Friday night (5-26-18) to find the locals gathered for “Pickin’ on the Square.” Some serious, nasal twang rang out from that gazebo. It raised our...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Chugging homeward from Missouri our first stop was Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chattanooga is a Cherokee word that means, “Rock coming to a point.” It’s refers to Lookout Mountain across the Tennessee River that snakes through the city.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 13, 2018 | Travel
In May, Karen and I took a road trip to Willow Springs, MO to help Ma and Pa Lyon with auctioning their house. Our first stop was Knoxville, TN to spend a day with my niece, Allison. Ms. Allison (Al) landed her first job at nearby Blackberry Farm after graduating from...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 22, 2018 | Events, North Carolina, Travel
A giant field ringed by Clan-sponsored tents was the focal point for three days of Scottish Heavy Athletic Events, Ceremonies, Shepherding demonstrations, and a barrage of competition bagpipe brigades. At times on Saturday (4-21-18) the Heavy Stone Lift, Hammer Throw,...
