Independence, MO

Independence, MO, is the county seat of Jackson County and a suburb of Kansas City. With population over 123,000 it is the fifth-largest city in Missouri. The city is overlaid with layers of history, serving as a starting point for overland trails (California, Oregon, and Santa Fe), a promised land for Latter-day Saints that never...

Gettysburg Battlefield

I have been to Gettysburg many times, but today was the first time to ride! It was also my first time to visit the new Visitor Center featuring the restored Cyclorama. I used the loop at Civil War Cycling as the basis for a 29-mile ride that traced both lines from Culp's Hill to Big...