Hiking

President Roosevelt informs his son Ted that he recently went on a ride with his mother, Edith Roosevelt, beyond Sligo Creek where they enjoyed the beautiful scenery. On Saturday, the Roosevelts attended the wedding of Theodore Douglas Robinson and Helen Rebecca Roosevelt. On the following day, they visited Attorney General Knox at Valley Forge where the President gave an impromptu speech in support of efforts to build a memorial to George Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-21

President Roosevelt is disappointed that Edward North Buxton cannot come to America but hopes to see him in the spring. Roosevelt spent a day with St. George Littledale and they went for a hike.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-12

George Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will arrive in Deadwood, South Dakota, on August 21. President Roosevelt thanks Seth Bullock for taking the trouble to entertain the boys and assures him that they can handle any sort of hardship.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-20

Ted Roosevelt and his cousin, George Emlen Roosevelt, will be reaching Deadwood, South Dakota, on August 20 for a trip to the Black Hills with Seth Bullock.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-07

Frank Ross McCoy sends Theodore Roosevelt birthday greetings and also sends what he believes are the first holiday greetings to Roosevelt and his hunting party in Africa. McCoy has seen many of his and Roosevelt’s mutual friends and tells him about activities that they have been undertaking in the southwest, including marches and hunting trips. He updates Roosevelt on changes in military training and updated service regulations and also discusses the International Horse Show, in which Americans are competing against British officers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-10-27

John W. Osborn tells President Roosevelt about his recent hunting trip, which included killing two large bears, and remarks that Tensas Parish, Louisiana, has some of the finest hunting in the northern part of the state. Osborn will leave for Washington, D.C., on December 1.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-17

Stewart Edward White thanks President Roosevelt for a commission as a trust inspector, and he has opened communication with Mr. Richards in this regard. He says that Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt should arrive by the 10th for their planned hunting excursion. White explains the itinerary of the trip, which includes hunting, hiking, and fishing in California. He downplays his own hunting skills, claiming that he has killed big game mostly by being in places where game is abundant. He encloses pictures that he believes will be of interest to Ted, as they are of areas they will visit on the trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-28

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt and three other men from his party traveling with horses through slickrock country on the way to Rainbow Bridge.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Theodore Roosevelt’s pack train ascends a narrow rock cleft; starting down Rainbow Canyon from the east to Rainbow Bridge.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Theodore Roosevelt’s pack train crosses a large rocky area on the way to Rainbow Bridge. Several men and horses are visible.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph of a pack train crossing rock dunes on the way to the Rainbow Bridge. Theodore Roosevelt is visible in the middle of the group in a dark shirt and pants.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph of a pack train on a sandstone dune on the way to Rainbow Bridge. Several horses, a donkey, and a man are shown in the photograph.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt leading his horse, Diablo, by the reins up a sandstone ridge on the way to Rainbow Bridge in Utah.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt leading his horse, Diablo, by the reins up a sandstone ridge.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Bulletin of the Mountaineers society. Contains an itinerary of the 1913 outing to the Olympic Mountains and the summiting of Mount Olympus, a report on a gift of Alpine seeds that has been gifted to the society, and notices of upcoming meetings and walks sponsored by the society.

Collection

Olympic National Park

Creation Date

1913-09

Two lines of Mountaineers on the Upper Hoh Glacier, roughly an hour and a half away from the summit pictured in the background.

Collection

Olympic National Park

Creation Date

1913-08-11

Party of mountaineers on the banks of the Elwha River at the second crossing.

Collection

Olympic National Park

Creation Date

1913-08

Theodore Roosevelt leads a group of men and women riding mules down the Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1911

Photograph shows President Theodore Roosevelt and others hiking in a wooded area in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-11-14

Berkeley Chew briefly describes the history of the Wheeler Geologic Area, and provides his recommendations for visiting the remote site.

Collection

Rio Grande National Forest

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Chew, Berkeley