Our battlefield photo galleries got a make-over. Sometime during a routine Civil War Cycling website upgrade, “photo galleries” stopped rendering nicely. You would have noticed warped or overlapping images while browsing with a mobile device. The following pages have been repaired. Grouped thematically, these photos will help you to plan…
Hopefully, our performance boost will help you to find the Gettysburg bike maps that you have been looking for. But first, a question about Gettysburg bike maps and cycling loops… Hancock Avenue is one-way heading north. Knowing that, can you complete a cycling loop? In other words, do you think…
When John Banks invited me to write an article for John Banks’ Civil War Blog, I jumped at the chance to share my “10 Gettysburg cycling tips for adventurous learners.” It was published on October 26. I hope that you enjoy it. (If you are not familiar with John’s colorful and well-written…
Recently, Civil War Cycling announced the availability of PDF maps for biking the Gettysburg battlefield. [Update: Paperback guidebook, Bicycling Gettysburg National Military Park in 2019; and Maps to Bike Gettysburg (mini-book series) in 2021]. Today, this blog post asks the question, so what?! What’s the big deal? You may be wondering…
NEWS – Today, Civil War Cycling announces the immediate availability of digital (PDF) maps for bicycling Gettysburg National Military Park. For a complete listing of fourteen different safe, fun, and educational bicycle routes through the Gettysburg battlefield, please visit the Digital Maps section of our Shop. You can purchase a…
March 2019 UPDATE: Bicycling Gettysburg National Military Park is released! NEWS – Today, Civil War Cycling announces plans to publish the guidebook, Bicycling Gettysburg National Military Park, starting first with a limited set of Advance Review Copies. These pre-release copies offer a sneak peek of you to learn U.S. Civil War history…
How does a wanna-be U.S. Civil War history buff play at learning? If you want to develop a more detailed understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War Cycling’s “Master Gettysburg July 3 with Interactive Tools” is a good place to start. After that, you are just one click away…
I am convinced more than ever that we need to put the play back into our study of American history. Mostly, I play on my bike. But in cold weather, I play with interactive history tools that I made for myself, because I couldn’t find anything on the web. I…
Do you love U.S. Civil War history but feel overwhelmed with all the names, places, and jargon? Been there, done that! Today’s Civil War Cycling blog post announces the availability of a set of anonymous (and free) interactive quizzes designed to help you memorize the principal commanders at the Battle…
Have you ever thought about the pre-war life of the Gettysburg soldier? Most were very young men, in their early twenties. Officers were not much older. These men had jobs as teachers, engineers, carriage makers, firemen, lawyers, politicians, professors, wood-carvers, doctors, and surveyors. They had families. If you would like…