DC!!!!

First off, I need to thank my wife, Kathy, for her support in this endeavor to cross the US. Love her lots and can't wait to get home. My friend Stephen Noland, without his help and companionship may not have been able to pull this off. We arrived in DC yesterday at about 2:30pm. Yes, the heat and humidity of the past few days has been near impossible, the heat index over 115. We stayed in the small town of Shepardstown, WV and made the trip over to the Antietam Battlefield, very impressive and awe inducing. The shear thought of all of those people fighting and the shear destruction of humanity, lost 23,000 men in 1 day, should be a constant reminder to all the cost of war. The temp that day was about 104, would have been nicer to walk more of the area, but the heat won out. Later that day, we rode down to Harper's Ferry, WV and stayed the night there. Again, just very fascinating history and colonial architecture. Think I might bring Kathy back to this area, but not by bicycle. Yesterday on to DC. The C&O Canal Toll Path is ok to ride on, but just be prepared for no or limited services. Very hot and humid. It's a little confusing when you get to DC, but from the way our politicians do things, maybe that is par for the course. Today we cleaned the bikes, repacked our bags to ship home, and rested. Total of 3100 miles, not too bad for a couple of old guys. When we get home I will write a final synopsis of all this, the great sites we saw, great people we met along the way, and who knows what else. Thanks to all of you for joining me and Steve in this journey. John