by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 19, 2021 | Travel
Short Springs Class 1 Scenic-Recreation Area is 3.5 miles north of Tullahoma, TN and about a 1.5-hour drive from Chattanooga. Wednesday (8-11-21) Karen announced that she was going for a walk. I suggested we drive up to Tullahoma and hike in the 420-acre park instead....
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 4, 2021 | Travel
Tennessee’s most visited state park spreads across the Cumberland Plateau. It’s 29,800 acres with streams that have sliced magnificent, sheer-sided gorges filled with stunning waterfalls and cascades among dense groves of virgin hardwood timber...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 21, 2020 | Hiking, Travel
Just 7.5 miles from downtown Chattanooga, parking for Glen Falls trailhead is a small space on the edge of Ochs Highway. Go early or you will scrounge for room in the dangerous, nearby spots along the side of this busy road. This is a two-mile out and back trail with...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 20, 2020 | Party, Travel
I turned 63 on National Boss’s Day 2020 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Karen and I spent the weekend hiking and basking in the sun by Lake Chickamauga. Friday I enjoyed a superb grouper dinner and beautiful sunset at Lakeshore Marina. Saturday we drove into the...
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.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 30, 2020 | Travel
On Thursday (7-23-20) Karen and I headed to Bristol, VA for a four-day weekend to explore the great outdoors. We rented an Airbnb loft on the main drag in downtown Bristol. It had a private entrance and parking spot, keypad entry and was cleaned and sanitized for our...
