by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 3, 2022 | boats, Travel
Many years ago, I delivered a custom Robert Perry sailboat from Jacksonville, Florida to Norfolk, Virginia with famous painter Peter Egeli, his gracious wife and their sailing friend. My crew sailed mostly in Chesapeake Bay and we turned inland at Fort Sumpter in...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 30, 2022 | Beach, North Carolina, Travel
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 29, 2022 | Beach, North Carolina, Travel
We took the Ferry across Hatteras Sound from Ocracoke Island to explore the Outer Banks (OBX) from Hatteras Village to where the pavement ends in Corolla and a serious four-wheel-drive vehicle is required to continue North in the deep sand. We used an Aribnb in Kill...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 25, 2022 | Beach, North Carolina, Travel
The Outer Banks (OBX) is a narrow band of shifting sands off the coast of North Carolina. Isolated Ocracoke Island is only accessible by boat and home to “O’cockers” the intrepid inhabitants that have weathered the worst the Atlantic can throw at...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 31, 2022 | Tennessee, Travel
The Hughes family have worked 600 acres atop the Cumberland Plateau on a beautiful spread known as Flat Top Mountain Farm since 1820. The current head of the family Terry Hughes said, “My fourth great grandpa is buried in our cemetery.”
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 9, 2022 | Travel
Walking in Elvis’ footsteps was haunting and humbling. The King came from hardscrabble beginnings to become music’s biggest influence and a world-wide star in the short span of 42 years. His work and his fame are immortal. ...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 9, 2022 | Travel
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by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 30, 2022 | Events, Tennessee
East Ridge, TN is a suburb of Chattanooga and the new CHI Memorial Stadium was built right on the border. The Red Wolves play in the USL, which is one step below Major League Soccer in the pecking order. New digs, a pre-game beer festival supporting local brewers and...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 22, 2022 | Events, Tennessee
The 28th annual RC Cola-MoonPie Festival 2022 was June 18th in Bell Buckle, TN. The pastoral settlement blossomed in 1852 when the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad came through. The tiny village of around 650 residents is famous for its antiques, country cooking,...
