by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cloudland Canyon State Park plummets off the western edge of Lookout Mountain near Rising Fawn, Georgia. Biking, hiking, camping and fishing in the 3,538-acre park’s thousand-foot deep canyons are magnificent. The east rim overlook is a short walk from the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Big Soddy Creek Gulf Family Trail was created from an old mining and jeep road. It’s broad, level and easy going along the bank of Big Soddy Creek. The first 1.5 miles of loose gravel can be navigated by baby strollers and wheel chairs. Located near Soddy...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sunrise on Chickamauga Lake in Chattanooga, TN. Karen likes to go hiking on her December birthdays which can mean challenging weather. We chose trails with waterfalls near Chattanooga. The first morning was cold and rainy, the clouds remained but the day warmed for...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 21, 2020 | Hiking, Travel
Just 7.5 miles from downtown Chattanooga, parking for Glen Falls trailhead is a small space on the edge of Ochs Highway. Go early or you will scrounge for room in the dangerous, nearby spots along the side of this busy road. This is a two-mile out and back trail with...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Halloween in Fort Mill, SC started at Amor Artis Brewing on Main Street with their Smoked Pumpkin Porter and a Pumpkin Cookie from Crumbl’s. Organizations from schools to churches and businesses created works of art for the Sixth Annual Scarecrow Crawl and...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
On our first Visit to North Carolina’s largest state park we saw High Shoals Falls plunge 80 feet from the top and bottom observation points. South Mountain State Park lured us back a second time to to view the surrounding ranges from 2,223 feet. it was...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 20, 2020 | Party, Travel
I turned 63 on National Boss’s Day 2020 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Karen and I spent the weekend hiking and basking in the sun by Lake Chickamauga. Friday I enjoyed a superb grouper dinner and beautiful sunset at Lakeshore Marina. Saturday we drove into the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 15, 2020 | North Carolina
Early voting in Charlotte, NC started this murky morning (10-15-20) at 8:00AM. It was foggy, which seemed appropriate for 2020. Early Voting here will end on Halloween.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 30, 2020 | Travel
On Thursday (7-23-20) Karen and I headed to Bristol, VA for a four-day weekend to explore the great outdoors. We rented an Airbnb loft on the main drag in downtown Bristol. It had a private entrance and parking spot, keypad entry and was cleaned and sanitized for our...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 15, 2020 | South Carolina, Travel
(7-1-20) The sunshine on Sunday was intense. With highs in the mid 90’s we were tempted to just stay inside, until Karen discovered fields full of sunflowers less than an hour from our home.
