Day Twenty Two
Crystal City, VA to The Goat in Annapolis
Sunrise on Day 22
Dawn traffic on I-395 Shirley Highway
Start of Day 22
Jeff Webb, USNA '95, USNAAA CEO
South Capitol ST. Bridge
Riders heading East over South Capitol St. Bridge
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
14th Street Bridge over Potomac River
South Capitol St. Bridge
Flat tire repair on Anacostia Trail
Riding into the morning sun
Anacostia Bike Trail
Crossing Route 50
Riders at a red light
Overgrown road not a narrow trail
Stribling Walk
Carl June presents check to Emily Whitehead Foundation
Morning rest stop
Mike Maynard presents check to Andy Howard for the Polycystic Kidney Foundation (PKD) Foundation
Bike trail riding against traffic
Jay Donnelly and Denise Lindner present check to Spencer Cline of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD)
Check presentation to Jeff Webb of the Naval Academy Alumni Association
Jeff Simons presents check to Bill Squires for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Riders gather for police escort through Annapolis
Departing West Annapolis Fire Station with police escort
Group photo at West Annapolis Fire Station
Flag bearers crossing College Creek
USNA Superintendent LT GEN Michael Borgschulte greets the riders
Riders pose at Tecumseh with the Sup't
Mike Donnelly with USNA classmate Billy Edwards
Day Twenty One
Dumfries to Crystal City, VA
Jeff and our hard working waitress at breakfast
Halloween decor at our breakfast restaurant
Preparing to ride on day 21
Riders ready to start
Start of Day 21
Departure from Dumfries
Pentagon 9/11 memorial benches
Mount Vernon Trail
Riding under Wilson Bridge
Wilson Bridge over Patomac
Riders on Mount Vernon Trail
Crossing the Occoquan River Bridge
Climbing out of Occoquan River Valley
Arrival at Doubletree Hotel
The hike to Pentagon 9/11 Memorial
Pentagon 9/11 Memorial
Roster of 184 innocent lives lost at Pentagon on 9/11
B&W image of 9/11. memorial
Butch sharing his experiences in the Pentagon on 9/11/2001
Jay addressing riders at Pentagon 9/11 memorial
Pentagon 9/11 Memorial ceremony
Pentagon 9/11 Memorial benches and crape myrtles
ssPentagon 9/11 Memorial benches
View of Pentagon from top of Doubletree Hotel
Entrance to Pentagon 9/11 Memorial
Day 21 ride along US Rt 1 - Richmond Highway
Marina on Occoquan River
Mouth of Occoquan River at Belmont Bay
Approaching Occoquan River
Beginning of a long freight train
Arlen briefing riders on final day arrival details
View from our hotel in Crystal City
Nighttime view from Doubletree Hotel
Day Twenty
Doswell to Dumfries, VA
Dinner at Montclair Family Restaurant
Lead group, Donnellys and Carl June, on quiet country roads
Kelly and Chris Mortonson
1st Company classmats Mike McDermott, Dan Murphy, Gary Jones and Mike Meier
Jeff Simons wearing USMC cycling jersey at Iwo Jima memorial statue
Riders arriving at morning rest stop
Violets at morning rest stop
Overpass crossing I-95
Country rod on a fine fall day
Riders arriving at morning rest stop
Dave Duffie
Fall foliage
Sea chest of Chamois Butt'r and Underbutter
Passing Stonewall Jackson's Death Site
C-54 Skymaster at Shannon Air Museum (flew in Berlin Airlift)
Historical markers comemerating Fort Hood and John Pelham
10 miles to Dumfries
Start of Day 20
Day Nineteen
Richmond to Doswell, VA
Happy face breakfast
Start of day 19
Stately home in Richmond suburbs
Jame River
Riding along James River
Leaving Richmond
Beautiful home along James River
James River vista
Bridge over James River
James River view
Riders arriving at first rest stop
University of Richmond campus
Bridge over James River
Bridge over James River
Bruno arriving at first rest stop
Jay walking bike on gravel trail
Antique filling station
Recently paved bike trail
Secretariat statue at Randolf-Macon College
Freight train passing through
AMTRAK train passing through
Squashapenny antique store
Kirby the tin man cyclist
More yard art at Squashapenny
Thoroughbred horses
After ride celebration
Gary Jones and classmates
Gift from Gary Jones
Our hotel is 40 feet from the railroad tracks
Mariachi Band wannabes
Ample portions at Mexican Restaurant
Day Eighteen
Crewe to Richmond, VA
The start of day 18
Sunrise at Crewe hotel
Father and Son Cycling Team
Kelly and the Chief of Police
The Crewe Mayor and cyclists
Police escort out of Crewe
Riding in pairs behind police escort
Sun to our backs as we head out of Crewe
Fresh Eggs at the roadside
Lunch break
Lunch break with Dave Pruitt
Fire Department hosted our lunch
Single file riding
Dave Pruitt's car urging us on like Heinz Lents
Class of '75 cyclists with Dave Pruitt
Dave Pruitt and Jay
Mike D. and Carl doing a chain replacement
First Company Delegation
Day Seventeen
Oxford, NC to Crewe, VA
Lead group enters Virginia
Fully loaded van at the starting point
The riders assemble
Start of day 17 group photo
Lake Kerr steaming in the cold morning air
Kerr Dam
Kerr Dam
Kerr Dam hydroelectric facility
View of Lake Kerr from the dam
Kerr Dam and Reservoir Visitor Center
First rest stop at Kerr Dam visitor Center
Morning glory along roadside
Hay bales
Virginia farm land
We rode this road for 12 miles
Second rest break, Victoria, VA
More Virginia farmland
Fall foliage
Crewe 16 miles
Kelly Genjai with Jay in trail
Another group at the NC-VA boarder
Day Sixteen
Raleigh to Oxford, NC
Chuck & Meg Olexik's Home
Dinner at Olexik's home
Our new riders from class of '73
About $100K in bikes on the roof
16 bikes on the van
Antique Texaco Station
An exceptional lunch spread on day 16
Carl June and his Mountain Dew performance enhancer
Texaco Station in B&W
Gravel trail
Start of Day 16
End of ride celebration
Sing along with Chuck Olexik
Day Fourteen
Southern Pines to Raleigh, NC
Mike Maynard selfie - note the address in the window
Nine riders assembled for a grand procession into Raleigh
Fresh fruit snacks at first rest stop
Mike M. and Chuck standing eye-to-eye
Mike D. photo bomber
Fall colors and a blue sky
Garmin computer climb display showing 5% grade
NC is NASCAR country
Riders arriving at lunch stop
Carl, Mort and Jay
Mike Donnelly
Logs at sawmill
Second Rest Stop
Bike path tunnel
bike path elevated walkway
More elevated walkway (it was long)
Bike path elevated walkway
Bike path tunnel
Sharp turns on bike path
Academy Street, Apex, NC
Day Thirteen
Latta, SC to Southern Pines, NC
The start of day 13
Best Western Executive, Latta, SC
Cotton fields under gray skies
First group to cross NC line - Mike D., Jay, Chris and Carl
Remaining seven riders cross the SC-NC line
Looking southward
First rest stop
Lunch stop day 13
Post ride cleaning and lube
Arlen Hall and Carl June
Post ride happy hour
First sighting of blue sky in days
Microtel hallway, Southern Pines, NC
12 MPH on radar going uphill
Microtel, Southern Pines, NC
San Filipe Mexican Restaurant, Southern Pines
Day Twelve
Sumter to Latta, SC
Start of Day 12 ride - two stalwarts
Weather radar over our area
Mike Donnelly fully suited up
Loding the last bike
Carl June
Darlington County line
Mike Donnelly selfie
Riders at the finish
Day Eleven
Santee to Sumter, SC
Start of day 11
Checking the weather
Pedestrian bridge over Lake Marion
Note lthe arge caliber bullet holed in the sign
Dear antlers as a hood ornament
Lasagna feast at American Legion Post 175 Dalzell-Shaw, SC
Chuck Geyer with American Legion Post Commander Jack Lonergan, our dinner host
The talented chefs who prepared our meal
Day Ten
Hampton to Santee, SC
Start of Day 10
Jay obdeerving the weather
Welcome to Bamberg County
Note the road surface - washboard
First Rest Stop
First rest stop
This is a peanut crop
Horses ran with us
Angry dog chased us a quarter mile
Ten USNA Grads fixing a flat tire
Tom had two flats today - same tire
Lunch stop
Site of our lunch stop
Phil and Debbie Troy joined us for lunch
Headwinds all day gusting to 25 MPH
Our photo crew with a special camera mount on the car door
Second rest stop at mile 58
Santee City Limit - almost there
Mike Donnelly, bike cleaner
Bob and Jenny Phillips with 1st Company C;assmates
Day Nine
Rincon GA to Hampton, SC
The start of day 9
Jackets were otional today
End of East Coast Bikeway at GA-SC boarder
Crossing into SC at the Savannah River
Savannah River
Lunch stop in Furman, SC
More Riders arriving for lunch
Entering Hampton County
Sod fields
Cotton fields
Chris Mortonson
Day Eight
Savannah to Rincon, GA
This Bike Shop was very helpful during our rest day
Start of Day 8
After ride rrelaxation
Cotton field
Grazing horses
Second wave of four riders at finish
Speed in upper right corner reads 18.5 MPH
We've got cows
Lunch break mile 34
Jay with Carl and Mort behind
Cartl June
Leaving Savannah City Limits - road surface immediately improved
Cycling in hotel hallway
Day Five
Waycross to Brunswick, GA
Day Four
Valdosta to Waycross, GA
Day Three
Monticello, FL to Valdosta, GA
Start of Day 3
Entering Georgia
Lunch stop in Madison, FL
Red Ants on a Log
Dial Goza House, Madison FL
Murph is Designated ICOR
Slave Monument in Madison, FL
Confederate Monument in Madison, FL
Monument dedicated to Colin Kelly, B-17 Pilot KIA during Dolittle's Raid on Japan
Colin Kelly Monument, Madison, FL
WW II, Korea and Vietnam Memorial, Madison, FL
First rest stop in Greenville, FL
Ray Charles Statue, Greenville, FL
Bikes arrayed for Day 3
Jay Donnelly with GA on his mind
Note the flag - headwinds all day
Day Two
Crawfordville, FL to Monticello, FL
The start to Day 2
Hut Linder riding virtually with his classmates
Fountain at Best Western
Lunch Day 2
Kelly Genjei after ride celebration
Post ride sea stories
Dinner venue Day 2
Dinner Day 2
Day One
Apalachicola, FL to Crawfordville, FL
The original 13 riders
Our police escorts from Sheriff's Office
Post ride R&R
John Gorrie Memorial Bridge in Apalachicola
Chuck Geyer
Gifts from Davy Jones' locker
Essential friction reducer