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 | 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 | 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...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 18, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel
Friday the 13th of October we set off toward Asheville to begin celebrating my 60th birthday. On the way we stopped at the DuPont State Forest to hike the falls trails. It was a “Lucky Day.” Many parts of the Dupont State Forest will look familiar to movie...
