by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Mar 9, 2023 | Hiking, Tennessee
Karen and I live one mile by water lakeside of the Chickamauga Dam. We drive over the dam frequently, but never take the time to check out the Tennessee River Park. On a sparkling day in February, we visited Chickamauga Dam’s riverside.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Mar 8, 2023 | Hiking, Travel, Water Falls
After a soggy weekend, Monday (3-6-2023) was warm and inviting. We drove an hour and twenty minutes into north Georgia for our first exploration of the 20,637-acre Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The nearest town to Pigeon Mountain’s...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 8, 2023 | Hiking, Travel, Water Falls
Cloudland Canyon State Park is located on the south end of Lookout Mountain in Georgia. The main park entrance boasts sensational views into the magnificent gorge from the rim, but accessing the trails to waterfalls 1,000-feet below, requires traipsing down 600 metal...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 31, 2022 | Travel
We started the long drive to Denton, Texas to visit kinfolk for Christmas, with a stop in Jackson, MS, where we celebrated Karen’s birthday. Her birthday coincides with Jackson’s 200-year birthday celebration.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 6, 2022 | Party, Tennessee
Rusty hulks of Chattanooga’s industrial past dot the landscape of the city’s south side. The area’s long-time residents are a hard-working, hard-partying bunch of proud survivors that kickoff the Christmas season each year on the first Saturday of...