by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 5, 2019 | Travel
Legends about Daniel Boone abound. In 1750 when Daniel was 16, his father moved their large family from Pennsylvania to the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina. There are several small caverns in his namesake park. On Saturday (6-22-19) we set out to hike in Daniel...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 30, 2019 | Travel
On Sunday (6-16-19) Karen and I left Logan and drove south through Salt Lake City. Karen had to work Monday and Tuesday in Sandy, UT and we stayed two nights in a hotel there. But, Sunday was a day for play. I left downtown in time to meet Karen after work and took...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 23, 2019 | Events, Travel
After a rough ride on a delayed flight to Salt Lake City, UT we arrived at 2:00AM Friday (6-14-19). Karen and I crashed at the Tru by Hilton near the airport for the remainder of a restless night before driving to Logan, Utah....
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 4, 2019 | Events, North Carolina, Travel
Saturday, June 1, 2019 was the annual American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day and Carolina Thread Trail hosted a celebration on the Goat Island Greenway in Cramerton, NC. It was not an average day of hiking for us. We mixed a festival with a nice stroll in...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 23, 2019 | North Carolina, Travel
On Saturday (5-18-19) Karen and I set out to do some hiking at McGalliad Falls Park in Valdese, NC. Karen saw pretty pictures of the place in a photo shoot and we were looking for a new location to explore. We didn’t get to hike much, but we had a great time and...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 22, 2019 | North Carolina
Karen’s mom Helen came to visit us for Mother’s Day weekend and we kept her dance card full. Charlotte celebrated its 250th anniversary this year. The year-long celebration of CLT250 was a festival of music, food and art called “SHOUT!” that...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 13, 2019 | Events, North Carolina, Party
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 9, 2019 | Travel
Our late afternoon flight Monday (4-29-19) left us ample time to explore OKC’s revitalized warehouse district and revisit Stockyards City in daylight. Our hotel was located in Bricktown and we started our day with a hike along the canal. Looking down on the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 8, 2019 | Travel
Sunday (4-28-19) Karen and I explored downtown Oklahoma City (OKC). There was an astonishing amount of cool things to see and do. OKC is small enough to make getting around easy and the traffic on Sunday was nearly nonexistent. Because of the OKC Memorial Marathon the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 3, 2019 | Travel
Before Allison Lyon’s wedding on April 27, 2019, Karen and I found ourselves in Edmond, Oklahoma with time to explore. Nicole Lyon’s plus one Steven, Karen’s brother Shawn and his wife Laurie joined us. Off we went down a stretch of Old Route 66 to...
