by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Mar 31, 2022 | Hiking, Tennessee, Water Falls
The North Chickamauga Creek Gorge is nine miles from our home and a work in progress. The powerful Creek is 32-miles long, a main tributary to the Tennessee River and cuts deeply through the sandstone of Walden’s Ridge. A hodgepodge of rough and tumble trails...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Feb 11, 2022 | Hiking, Travel, Water Falls
I was curious about DeSoto Falls’ name and found that Hernando de Soto Left Tampa, FL in 1540 with 600 conquistadors on a 4,000-mile trek north that included South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and ALABAMA. Along...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Feb 3, 2022 | Hiking, Travel, Water Falls
Pisgah is a Hebrew word meaning “peak, height, cliff.” It is the name of the summit on Mount Nebo where Moses first caught sight of the Promised Land. In the US there are 12 states with towns named Pisgah, as well as, Pisgah Crater, Pisgah Branch Creek,...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 27, 2022 | Hiking, Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
With a population of 2,500, Sewanee is quite quaint and surprisingly forward for a hamlet in middle Tennessee. Local custom dictates tapping the roof of your vehicle, while passing through impressive stone gates to enter town. The pointed arches , ribbed vaults and...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 7, 2022 | Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
Karen and I moved to NC five years ago and started chasing waterfalls. Our hiking adventures increased when we relocated to Chattanooga and Karen retired. With the threat of the coldest weather this winter arriving yesterday, we set out Wednesday (1-5-2022) seeking...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 11, 2021 | Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
Karen and I were showing pictures of Piney Falls to the beerista at Monkey Town Brewing Company in Dayton, TN, where the Scopes Monkey Trial took place. She was impressed and surprised to hear Piney Falls was just 30 minutes away. She said, “I always go to...
