by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 21, 2025 | Hiking, Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
Tuesday, 11-18-25, was cloudy and windy, but the high temperature was forecast to be 64 degrees and we were itching for a hike. Stone Door Ranger Station is a beautiful hour and a half drive from our front door, and we were hoping for more fall color views. Lovely...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 2, 2025 | Hiking, Travel, Water Falls
The Red River Gorge in east-central Kentucky has more than 100 sandstone arches. The gorge’s 29,000 acres include many sandstone cliffs, rock shelters, and waterfalls. We drove 4.5 hours in pouring rain on Wednesday (11-29-25) from Chattanooga to find fall...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 1, 2025 | Hiking, Hiking, Travel, Water Falls
Karen and I explored the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in August 2025. This is our nation’s largest scenic area, and the mighty Columbia River runs for 80 miles through it. Wealthy railroad Attorney, Sam Hall, answered the call on this bluff, known...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Mar 14, 2025 | Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
Lost Creek Falls Natural Area is attached to the 57,000-acre “Mid-Cumberland Recreation Area.” We’ve driven past this area near Sparta, TN, many times and missed the opportunity to explore a rocky land where falls and cascades appear from large...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 2, 2024 | Hiking, Hiking, Travel
Huntsville is Alabama’s largest city and less than two-hours drive from Chattanooga. Karen and I spent the last weekend in March exploring “The Best Place to Live in Alabama.” In 1950 Wernher von Braun and his team moved to Huntsville’s...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 21, 2023 | Hiking, Hiking, Tennessee
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area covers 125,000 acres along the Tennessee and Kentucky State Line. We started on the Sawmill Trail to Slave Falls, which was dry due to weeks of rainless weather. A bit further down the trail is Needle Arch. Big South...
