School is out!
Finally. I can stand no more instruction this day. I am out the school door and run down to the library where I make a sharp left up Denver Avenue and then trudge past the rows of houses that line the avenue. Finally I reach the end of the pavement where Denver Avenue ends and Roosevelt Road begins. I am now free of the town. The air begins to clear and I can breathe a little easier now. I walk up a gentle slope to the first turn where on some days I feel the need to relieve myself. A great worry is that someone will drive past, but this has not happened yet. By the time I get to the second bend in the road the creek that runs past our house becomes accessible. Now is time to make life miserable for the water bugs skittering about in the creek by pelting them with gravel from the road. I make a stop at a small pasture just past the willow trees, called the Red Jacket, to pump some water from the old hand pump. The clear cold water cools my fevered brow. The winter winds have yet to begin to blow.
A monument to a great President.
The road that snakes past my home ends up at a great stone tower that is dedicated to our late president Theodore Roosevelt. I love to travel up this road. It winds around sharp steep curves, up through thick forest and then bursts out of the trees and levels out. At long last you can see far down into lush green valleys heavy with thick pine trees. From this point you may be able to glimpse sight of the great stone tower. Finally the road forks and you take the left fork to the tower.
The tower stands about 40 feet in height and sets on a massive stone base at least 7 feet high and 15 feet wide. It is cylindrical in shape and there is a narrow staircase inside the monument that winds around the outside wall. You can stop along the steep steps and peer out the openings provided. Once on top supposedly on a clear day you can see four states. It is great fun to make the long trek. My friends and I often pack our cheese and bologna sandwiches and strike out for the tower. It is a great way to spend a summer day. Our address on this road is simply, 9 Roosevelt Road.
Finally. I can stand no more instruction this day. I am out the school door and run down to the library where I make a sharp left up Denver Avenue and then trudge past the rows of houses that line the avenue. Finally I reach the end of the pavement where Denver Avenue ends and Roosevelt Road begins. I am now free of the town. The air begins to clear and I can breathe a little easier now. I walk up a gentle slope to the first turn where on some days I feel the need to relieve myself. A great worry is that someone will drive past, but this has not happened yet. By the time I get to the second bend in the road the creek that runs past our house becomes accessible. Now is time to make life miserable for the water bugs skittering about in the creek by pelting them with gravel from the road. I make a stop at a small pasture just past the willow trees, called the Red Jacket, to pump some water from the old hand pump. The clear cold water cools my fevered brow. The winter winds have yet to begin to blow.
A monument to a great President.
The road that snakes past my home ends up at a great stone tower that is dedicated to our late president Theodore Roosevelt. I love to travel up this road. It winds around sharp steep curves, up through thick forest and then bursts out of the trees and levels out. At long last you can see far down into lush green valleys heavy with thick pine trees. From this point you may be able to glimpse sight of the great stone tower. Finally the road forks and you take the left fork to the tower.
The tower stands about 40 feet in height and sets on a massive stone base at least 7 feet high and 15 feet wide. It is cylindrical in shape and there is a narrow staircase inside the monument that winds around the outside wall. You can stop along the steep steps and peer out the openings provided. Once on top supposedly on a clear day you can see four states. It is great fun to make the long trek. My friends and I often pack our cheese and bologna sandwiches and strike out for the tower. It is a great way to spend a summer day. Our address on this road is simply, 9 Roosevelt Road.
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