by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Saturday (3-10-2021) was overcast and cool, but the previous two days in the 70s left us with the urge to get out and explore. Limiting drive time to one hour, we chose Salisbury, NC and drove north up I-85. Ya just never know, until you go when you take off on a...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cloudland Canyon State Park plummets off the western edge of Lookout Mountain near Rising Fawn, Georgia. Biking, hiking, camping and fishing in the 3,538-acre park’s thousand-foot deep canyons are magnificent. The east rim overlook is a short walk from the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Big Soddy Creek Gulf Family Trail was created from an old mining and jeep road. It’s broad, level and easy going along the bank of Big Soddy Creek. The first 1.5 miles of loose gravel can be navigated by baby strollers and wheel chairs. Located near Soddy...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sunrise on Chickamauga Lake in Chattanooga, TN. Karen likes to go hiking on her December birthdays which can mean challenging weather. We chose trails with waterfalls near Chattanooga. The first morning was cold and rainy, the clouds remained but the day warmed for...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Halloween in Fort Mill, SC started at Amor Artis Brewing on Main Street with their Smoked Pumpkin Porter and a Pumpkin Cookie from Crumbl’s. Organizations from schools to churches and businesses created works of art for the Sixth Annual Scarecrow Crawl and...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
On our first Visit to North Carolina’s largest state park we saw High Shoals Falls plunge 80 feet from the top and bottom observation points. South Mountain State Park lured us back a second time to to view the surrounding ranges from 2,223 feet. it was...