Presidential motorcade

President Obama was visiting a local community college late morning today so we decided to see if we could spot the motorcade. We gathered at the window once we noticed that the southbound lanes of the Beltway were empty. First came a motorcycle, a minute later another one, a minute later another one. Then we saw three motorcycles and the flood gates opened. We counted 15 motorcycles, 18 vehicles, and a helicopter.


We have a TV in the office so knew when his speech was over. We started watching the Beltway again and it wasn't long before traffic was stopped in the northbound lanes and the motorcade passed by again. Unfortunately, these photos don't show the string of vehicles. It was a sight to see.