A walk around the Rosslyn area

Last week Ada was out of town, so I decided to make my way to Theodore Roosevelt Island. I didn't spend enough time looking at a map to see how to get there, so I ended up taking a REALLY out of the way route to get there. I ended up going past the Marine War Memorial. I eventually made my way to the Mount Vernon Trail which leads to a bridge that takes you to TR Island. The trail is popular for joggers and cyclists. It's very pretty. For a sense of perspective, here is a picture I took from the trail. This is the back side of the Lincoln Memorial. I finally made it to the bridge to the island and this is the view from the bridge. Once on the island I made my way to see the man himself. Theodore Roosevelt. Naturalist, writer, hunter,...

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