We Made It!

Not the official photo. But you get the idea. Left DC at 1.40 pm.

Los Hombres

Climbing up to Abraham

On the way to DC

The traditional Cracker Barrel fest on the way to our final ride.

Father's Day Wave...

from the C&O canal.

Climbed the Final Climb

The entourage atop Boonsboro Mountain, climbing concluded. Everyone is safely off the mountain and on the way to Sharpsburg and then the Potomac River. Whew....

Several Versions ...

Modeling clothes never to be worn at Peddie. Go figure...

Back from Harpers Ferry

... and enjoying either lake, nap, or shopping (4.15 pm) 33xBirthday suprise conspirators pictured here. I wonder what university is represented in the T-shirt on the right??

-- PJC
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Patrick Joseph Clements
Teacher -- Peddie School
201 South Main Street
Hightstown, NJ 08520
609.290.4864

Birthday & Beautiful Morning

Shaanon Loughran awoke on her 16th birthday to a decorated tent and bike. Heading off at 9:00 for scenic motor ride to Harpers Ferry and the many stories it holds. More later...

Great Day, G'burg to Greenbrier SP

Great ride from Gettysburg to Fairfield then UP a mountain to Blue Ridge Summit, a record ascent by sophomores. Lunch and then across the Mason & Dixon line to Maryland. Great riding through Wolfsville, then across the Appalachian Trail to Greenbrier State Park. Good dinner and team chat tonight Great spirit and tired legs. Tomorrow is a motor trip to Harpers Ferry and a rest day before heading to the Potomoc and
the Capitol.

Leaving Gettysburg...

... for Blue Ridge Summit (special shout out and wave to Grandpop).

After battleground, a corn lesson

Terrific cycle tour of battleground we bought some fresh corn from Mr. Bush from Brown's Farm on old 116. Had to teach kids how to eat raw fresh-picked corn (raw!). A hit. Will post later photos from Little Round Top and the High Water Mark. Kids were moved while looking down to Devils Den, imagining in real space and dirt the stories they'd seen and heard. Kids their age, or their brothers', marching with Pickett into the teeth of what they knew was coming...

Larry Bourland '50 in Gettysburg

At Gettysburg Visitor we met Peddie alumnus, Larry Bourland. Can't tell who was more surprised, or tickled.

Mirelman and Bright Depart...

Mike and Chris ham it up with the riding kids. Onion arrives tonight to join in the fun.... (Storm passed just north of us. Weather lovely). Tomorrow: Gettysburg.

OK, so food is a theme

Like the boys last night, some girls kicked it with dinner tonight too!! Names protected to spread the goodness.

On the road from

Seven Valleys to Jefferson (2:00 pm). Lauren Marrazzo with a sardonic smile.

Wonders of the World; Food by Boys

Pre dinner: high anxiety. Afterwards, rampant amazement. Great ride up Rawlinsville Road, a three mile climb from the highway. Otther Creek tonight, singing, digesting, and sleeping, perhpa on rain. Tired kids, but wildly rejuvenated by 8.00 pm. All snoring last night by 10.15. Hope for the same tonight. All good.

Sunrise Observers

The scene this morning at 5:45 after a 5:36 (on schedule sunrise). GREAT and difficult ride today, with long climb to Rawlinsville. Setting camp as I type in Otter Creek, on west bank of Susquehanna. Camp staff says rain tonight so we'll pitch extra careful. More later after dinner under a pavilion.

Dawn

Setting camp in Amish land

A sweet day on the road among the Amish farms, as here in Kinser PA. Cooking underway as I type, with our neighbor farmer aquit from the field for his family's supper. Sunrise in the morning arrives over these fields.

Lunch break in New Holland

All goes well. A smooth morning.

Whoa, Nellie: what a cool day!!!

After a peloton start we hit Allentown where the Chief of Police of Bordentown met us and led us on a escorted ride through town, down to Crosswicks, and into B'town, including shutting down 130 and 206 so our yellow thunder could roll through. We were met at the Delaware River by bike trip alumna Jill Skipper and her Mom Debra skipper who delivered cheer and hoagies. We were guests at friend Rick Lynch's home (renovated 19c Baptist church for a break from the sun and a cool drink. We hit the highway, only to suffer a truck breakdown, solved niftily by superman John Lucs. Drove through rain into PA, shopped, made camp, and huddled happily in rain after AWESOME dinner ("Tell the parents we ate better than them!!") Steak, pasta,, salads, tacos, plenty of hors d'oeuvres, accompanying guitar and ukelele. Tents are dry, singing is breaking out, and sleep will come soon.

The Peleton???

About to roll on out of Peddie!

First Light on Center Campus

A first, I suspect, for Peddie. Time to roust some sleepyheads.

Happy Day 1!! ... post meal bliss

All set on opening day; tents up, bikes rolling smooth, dinner done, spirits soaring. Tomorrow will be a fresh adventure.

A Mountain of Gear...

... awaits

Center Campus Awaits

The graduation tent is soon to be replaced by the tents of 32 sophomores and 10 faculty riders. Fire up!