via Coachman's Way, etc. -> old "TT" course ->
intersecting the "TT" course at its 2.5-mile mark and following "TT" back to there;
then return via Coachman's Way, etc., 40.5-miles
i.e., same course as May-03 and May-15.
0745, solo -- 70-77 F -- 4 turtles -- 3h12 elapsed
I took it easy, apparently. Didn't feel like it.
Last three turtles were all within about 1/2 a km.
I HAD to stop, photo, and rescue all them.
And text photo to LL.
She did a different solo ride, guessing 50-miles.
She encountered 3 turtles herself.
"Banner day," she indicated in her text.
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| 0805 -- tiny turtle |
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| 0930 -- tinier turtle |
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| 0935 -- small turtle |
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| 0941 -- another small turtle |
Big Turtle
A few days later, fracquaintance PamelaB (RUSA #12) posted a couple photos of a turtle she encountered on her ride in NW Massachusetts / far S Vermont (borrowing from her FB timeline - for comparison purposes). The 4 turtles I encountered (see above) and the three that LL encountered were all "Box Turtles" whereas the one Pamela encountered was a "Snapping Turtle." I hope that Pamela's turtle won't be harassed (or worse) by any human and goes on to live many more years.
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