Theodore Roosevelt Island

I spent a little time on Theodore Roosevelt Island National Park today. It is a nice little park in the Potomac River. Visually, it is hard to believe that this wilderness area is right in between the congested areas of Washington, DC and the Rosslyn area of Arlington, VA. However, as it is in the flight path of National Airport, and I-66 actually runs over the southern section of the island, you can hear how close you are to the urban areas. It is still a nice area, and as fall has come, many of the leaves were starting to show beautiful color. It also has lovely views of Arlington and the surrounding bridges over the Potomac. Also, I finally got some good photographs of double-crested cormorants.

Cattails

Cattails

Red oak

Red oak

Poison ivy

Poison ivy

Mushrooms growing on a tree

Mushrooms growing on a tree

Marsh area

Marsh area

Rosslyn

Rosslyn

Key Bridge

Key Bridge

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