by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 15, 2020 | South Carolina, Travel
(7-1-20) The sunshine on Sunday was intense. With highs in the mid 90’s we were tempted to just stay inside, until Karen discovered fields full of sunflowers less than an hour from our home.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 25, 2020 | North Carolina, South Carolina, Travel
The Blue Ridge Mountains plummet into the Piedmont along the Blue Ridge Escarpment at the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Karen and I have developed a passion for hiking this magic terrain to view the hundreds of waterfalls that splash down its dramatic cliffs...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 5, 2020 | South Carolina, Travel
Governor McMaster made South Carolina’s stay-at-home order voluntary and the beautiful weekend that followed resulted in cooped up “Palmetto State” residents out in force. On Saturday (5-2-2020) we drove to 40 Acre Rock Heritage Reserve to hike. The...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 7, 2019 | North Carolina, South Carolina, Travel
Since 1962 the city of Rock Hill has invited the world to “Come-See-Me” at their annual, spring festival. We took advantage of a break in recent rains on Saturday (4-6-19) and joined the South Carolina fun....
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 28, 2018 | South Carolina, Travel
Hiking in December can be a challenge but Karen requested a three-day waterfalls expedition for her birthday. We stayed in a little town called Easley, just east of Greenville and explored the Blue Ridge escarpment of Upstate South Carolina which is blessed with...
