Roosevelt Island

Last weekend we went to the Theodore Roosevelt Island. It is only like ten minutes from our house but we had never been there before. It is a little island in the Potomac river. You have to park you car off the island and walk over a bridge to get to it. It was really cool. In the middle of the island there is a statue of Roosevelt as a memorial to him. The land around the statue is the closest thing we can find around here to call wilderness/nature. There is swampy areas in the middle, the river around the sides and lots and lots of trees. It was so nice to be outside in nature. It made me miss beautiful Utah. I just pretended that I was walking up Provo canyon. Mason had so much fun running around, picking up rocks, looking at all the boats in the river and throwing rocks into the river.

Theodore Roosevelt Island
One of Theodore Roosevelt’s greatest legacies was his dedication to conservation. Today, this island stands as a fitting memorial to the outdoorsman, naturalist, and visionary who was our 26th President. -National Park Service