I love biking, especially in Boulder. There are trails everywhere, and lots of fun wildlife. Whenever I'm out I see hawks, prairie dogs, red winged blackbirds, rabbits, and more. Sometimes even owls. What I did not expect to see the other day, however, was a big ol' turtle lumbering across the bike path! [Click the picture to testudinate.] For scale, I'd guess his (hers? Who can tell?) shell was about 30 cm across. He was trying to get to a creek off the path, I think, when I got this shot. I switched to video on my camera, and happened to catch a moment that I'm sure would embarrass the turtle if it had access to YouTube:
[embed width="610"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An2i-StM2LI[/embed]
Ha! Boom. Clearly, he shook it off and kept going. After I took this clip, he got a better look at how steep the creek bank was, changed his mind, and ...
