by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 9, 2023 | Hiking, Hiking, North Carolina, Travel, Water Falls
The fall leaves in our portion of the Tennessee Valley were just starting to turn when reports that the leaves were peaking on the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP). Fortunately for us, the drive to the BRP entrance near Asheville, NC is only three hours away, so we booked a...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 21, 2023 | Hiking, North Carolina, Travel, Water Falls
Second Falls, also known as Lower Falls is visible from the Blue Ridge Parkway just outside of Asheville, NC. Ease of access and the short hike in make it a very popular tourist stop and swimming hole. The Graveyard Fields loop also features Upper Falls. We stopped by...
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 | Oct 15, 2020 | North Carolina
Early voting in Charlotte, NC started this murky morning (10-15-20) at 8:00AM. It was foggy, which seemed appropriate for 2020. Early Voting here will end on Halloween.
