two hour hike today

I saw a black snake, and a turtle!

I think the turtle was probably an eastern box turtle. Its shell was a rather pale yellow color with some darker markings on it. It didn't completely hide inside its shell; I could see a bit of its head and also its toenails sticking out. I guess it wasn't too alarmed. I tried not to perturb it.

I didn't get a photo, but it looked something like this:

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