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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?