The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Haul to D.C. [Photos]

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The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree has arrived in Washington, D.C., which concludes the journey from the tree harvesting site in the Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina. Husband-and-wife driver team Ed Kingdon, Jr. and Deborah Kingdon from Hardy Brothers used a new Kenworth T680 Next Gen equipped with a 76-inch mid-roof sleeper to transport the 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree — a 78-foot tall Red Spruce. Photos respresent various stops along the way, reaching the final destination of the U.S. Capitol on November 18.

All photos are courtesy of SiefkesPetit Communications.

From left, T680 Next Gen drivers Ed Kingdon Jr. and Deborah Kingdon, Ricky Watts, director of driver training, and Dale Norman, director of sales and marketing.
Photo: SiefkesPetit Communications

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree traveled in a Kenworth T680 Next Gen from North Carolina to Washington, D.C.
Photo: James Edward Mills

The Kenworth T680 Next Gen stopped at the Raleigh National Historic Site in Manteo, North Carolina.
Photo: James Edward Mills

Entertainment from the Watauga High School band in Boone, North Carolina.
Photo: James Edward Mills

The truck was prepared for the journey ahead at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher, North Carolina.
Photo: James Edward Mills

Kenworth T680 Next Gen made a stop at the North Carolina Veteran's Home in Kinston, North Carolina.
Photo: James Edward Mills

The crowd celebrated at a tour stop in Union Point Park in New Bern, North Carolina.
Photo: James Edward Mills

The delivery to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building on Nov. 18.
Photo: Paul Feenstra

The first stop on the tour was at the Cherokee County Courthouse in Murphy, North Carolina.
Photo: James Edward Mills

A guest signed the side of the truck at the Oconaluftee Island Park event site in Cherokee, North Carolina.
Photo: James Edward Mills

The team posed in front of the truck at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Mount Airy, North Carolina.
Photo: James Edward Mills

Local law enforcement celebrated at Veteran’s Memorial Park.
Photo: James Edward Mills

The tree was unloaded at the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Photo: James Edward Mills

The tree lighting ceremony took place on Nov. 29.
Photo: Paul Feenstra