Head on with a painted turtle

Head on with a painted turtle
A painted turtle moves head on through the grass in the Black Hills of South Dakota. (© Tony’s Takes)

In 20+ years of camping with my family, you could count on a couple of fingers the number of times we have seen turtles. On our recent trip to South Dakota, we surprisingly saw four, one of which we actually rescued from the middle of a road.

This particular one was a pretty big one and was crossing the road in our campground. My daughter and I of course used it as a photo opportunity as the shelled creature made its way back to its pond. The afternoon light wasn’t the best but it was cool to get right down at eye level with it.

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