by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 26, 2026 | Hiking, Travel
The middle of September is not the most ideal time to view the Aurora Borealis. When our Rick Steves Best of Scandinavia Tour ended in Bergen, we gambled on flying 749 miles north to Tromso, “The Gateway to the Arctic.” We arrived at our hotel overlooking...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 25, 2026 | Hiking, Travel
Our bus left Oslo early. We headed for the mountains and made our first rest stop at an Open-Air Norwegian Folk Museum with sod-roof farmhouses, small village storefronts, and artisans working in their shops. It’s an old Nordic custom to visit the Village Elder...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 3, 2026 | Hiking, Travel, Uncategorized
Karen and I flew into Las Vegas from Chattanooga on Saturday, 4-13-26, to begin an eleven-day exploration of National, State, and City Parks in Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. Along the way, we would visit with friends and family we hadn’t seen in years. We made our...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Mar 28, 2026 | Hiking, Hiking, Tennessee, Travel
Friday (3-27-26), we made the 30-minute drive to Cleveland, TN, in search of the scheduled Wienermobile. Since 1988, over 400 college graduates have become “Hotdoggers” selected to drive Wienermobiles for a year representing Oscar Mayer. This Wienermobile...
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...
