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Painted Turtle on Saddlemire Trail

Posted by Avery Olearczyk,
North Country explorer from Charlotte, NC
June 20, 2019 —

This beautiful painted turtle was digging in the sand near one of the boardwalks on the Saddlemire Trail. Perhaps she was getting ready to lay eggs?