A visit to Roosevelt Island

[demnan]

I went walking with friends on this small island yesterday. If you aren't familiar with this island, it is in the Potomac River right between Arlington, VA and Washington, DC. in other words, in the middle of the city, but it is totally wild and unspoiled and has no buildings except (thankfully) one set of restrooms and a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. The trials wind through the unspoiled forest of this reclaimed land which was set aside as a sanctuary for flora and fuana. We noticed on the island that there was much damage from Hurricane Isabel. Huge trees appearing to be over 100 years old had pulled out of the ground by the roots. And the marsh trail, which has many little bridges over the marsh area of the island, was closed due to damage.

But what I really wanted to point out were the quotations from Teddy Roosevelt which were engraved into the very beautiful and impressive memorial to the first President to initiate our National Park Service.

One is my new signature below. The rest can be viewed at:

http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/memorial.html

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. I'm sorry to hear about the hurricane damage...

I've never been to Roosevelt Island. I'll make a point of visiting!

:-)

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. My favorite place in DC

I used to ride my bike around there when I was living in Georgetown. What a cool place, and very under-visited. People don't seem to care about Teddy. He is forgotten and overshadowded by the other monuments there.