Saturday, March 12, 2011

Adventures in Independence

It truly feels like spring! The days are warmer and along with the warmth comes the desire to explore and to have an adventure! With minimal notice we decided to head to Independence, Missouri to explore a city rich in history.

It was a fitting trip and one I had meant to make last October when Cowboy decided he wanted to be Harry S. Truman for Halloween. We had talked about Harry Truman and on our trips through Independence and Cowboy and seen the many silhouette images of President Truman around town. His interest was further deepened when he learned of President Truman’s role in World War II.


We went to the Truman Home Ticket Center to enquire about tour times. It turned out we had just over 2 hours before the next tour so Cowboy picked up his Junior Ranger book and we headed out to explore the square. We walked about 5 feet before we found our first activity.

Pioneer Trails Adventures is a covered wagon pulled by two Missouri mules and we were given a wonderful oral history of Independence and it’s importance in the Civil War, the westward expansion and of course President Harry S. Truman. (We did the 60-75 minute tour)

For lunch we ate at Square Pizza because Clinton’s Soda was closed for renovations. From there we walked down to the Truman Home for the tour. We both greatly enjoyed the tour and would like to do it again in the future.

Unbeknownst to me they were having a St. Patrick’s Day parade around the square. The timing was perfect and we stopped and watched the parade on the way back to the ticket center. At the end of the parade they were encouraging people to join in the parade. Cowboy wanted to and I figured why not.

After the parade we went back to the ticket center we watched the movie and Cowboy received his Junior Ranger badge. We spent over 4 hours in Independence before we had to head back home. We did not have enough time to visit the Truman Library so that will have to be an adventure for another day.

Truman Home National Park
Pioneer Trails Adventures
http://www.pioneertrailsadventures.com/


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