by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 28, 2021 | Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
Founded in 1856 as a railroad depot, Johnson City, TN was dubbed “Little Chicago” during its Prohibition bootlegging heyday. The quaint college town, with it’s classic brick buildings lining downtown streets, became home base in late-October for our...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 26, 2021 | Events, Tennessee
The 2021 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival was every auto lover’s dream come true. Streets were closed and all available parking lots saved for blocks in every direction from the Convention Center downtown. The parking spaces were filled with countless unique,...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 30, 2021 | boats, Tennessee, Travel
Having chosen not to have children, my little-people, interaction tools are limited. Our four-year-old grand-nephew Wayne came for a brief visit with his parents Colby and Jessica, immersing me in “Wayne’s World.” I commend Colby and Jessica for...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 18, 2021 | boats, Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
My younger brother Jon and his wife Brenda drove from Texas to Chattanooga to spend a week with me and Karen. There is so much to do in our area, the real challenge was not to make their vacation too tiring.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 14, 2021 | Events, Tennessee, Travel
Saturday, Karen asked, “Wanna got to the International Cowpea Festival & Cook-off in Charleston, TN?” My reply, “What’s a cowpea? She said, “I don’t know.” “Then, let’s go and find out.” The term...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 6, 2021 | Hiking, Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
We ventured up on the Cumberland Plateau outside of Spring City, TN on Friday to kickoff Labor Day Weekend 2021. The Plateau’s tableland elevation varies around 1,440 feet and its deepest plunge into Little Piney Creek gorge is 540 feet. We started our hike in...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 31, 2021 | Hiking, Travel, Water Falls
Lula Lake Land Trust only sells tickets to the general public on the first and last weekends of each month. Reservations must be made in advance and fifteen bucks buys one parking space, excluding over-sized vehicles like buses and passenger vans. They stagger the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 26, 2021 | boats, Tennessee, Travel
Chickamauga Dam and Lock were built in the late ’30s with “Growing Concrete” made from alkali aggregate. In 1997, 2008 and 2021 a 5/8-inch slot, 38-feet wide and 107-feet deep was cut completely through the dam from top to bottom for expansion. The...
