by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 28, 2018 | South Carolina, Travel
Saturday (1-27-18) was cool, overcast and dreary. A perfect day for a driving tour in York County, South Carolina. We headed to Fort Mill for lunch and some sight seeing. This area is an easy drive from Charlotte in a region where we have done little exploration. ...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 25, 2018 | North Carolina, Travel
Pack a bag for cold weather. We’re taking a trip and it’s a surprise. That’s what Jenna told her Father before putting him on a plane at D/FW airport bound for Charlotte, NC during a record setting cold snap on January 5, 2018. Shane and Jenna...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 14, 2018 | North Carolina, Travel
Karen’s mid-December birthday usually arrives with a request to visit an attraction with dazzling, holiday lights. For 2017 the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina fit the bill. It took George W. Vanderbilt six years to build the mansion and he opened...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 9, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel
Sunday (12-3-17) was clear and cool. We drove east to the Uwharrie Mountains to hike in Morrow Mountain State Park. We got a late start, but the drive is just over an hour and we were hiking by the rivers in no time. The 30-minute drive north from Morrow Mt. State...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 8, 2017 | Events, North Carolina
Lumberjaxe of Charlotte had their grand opening on Saturday (12-2-17). Their announcement promised, D9 and Resident Culture Breweries would serve beer, raffles for prizes, a food truck and hurling sharp, metal objects at wooden targets. I asked Karen, “How can...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 1, 2017 | Events, Uncategorized
Karen’s niece Jenna refereed the game between the Texas Legends and South Bay Lakers at Frisco’s Dr. Pepper Arena Friday night, November 24, 2017. The NBA uses the G-League as a laboratory for testing ideas and Jenna was part of a 4-person referee crew,...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 20, 2017 | boats, North Carolina
Sunday (11-19-17) Karen and I take LyonsRoar on a fall leaf tour of Lake Wylie, NC. ...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 14, 2017 | Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Travel
In November 2016 we bought a townhouse in Charlotte, NC. Last week Karen had to work in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and since our 21st Anniversary fell on Tuesday (11-7-17), I went with her. Fortunately, Hurricane Irma mostly spared “The Yachting Capital of the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Karen’s brother Shawn and his wife Laurie arrived in Charlotte from Texas on Thursday (10-19-17). Our good friend Jim loaned us his cabin in Hickory Nut Gorge for the weekend and we headed to Lake Lure early Friday. All the warm weather we’ve enjoyed this...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 28, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel
The hike to Craggy Pinnacle is only 1.4-miles round trip. The easy access off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville makes the 360-degree panorama of the Blue Ridge Mountains a popular destination. We left early Saturday (10-14-17) to beat the crowds and enjoy one of...
