This weekend, an Outside Up North reader recommended I check out Marc DeLuca’s “Three Spokes and a Mirror: The Story of One Man’s Advance West” bike tour journal at the crazyguyonabike website, in part because the journal was very well written, but also because of this photo Marc took on his tour:

 

Photo reprinted with kind permission from Marc DeLuca

 
As many of my readers know, I’m fond of turtles, and hate to see them dead or, worse, injured because they weren’t fast enough to get across the road, so I’m always delighted when others give them a helping hand, too. Bicyclists are in a good position to notice turtles in danger, and with care and good luck can often come to their rescue. Even the largest snapping turtles can safely be moved across the road without them or us getting hurt, but you have to know how to pick them up and carry them. With the generous assistance of Kathy Michell, a turtle expert and wildlife rehabilitator at the New York Center for Turtle Rehabilitation and Conservation, Inc., I’ve written an article describing how to safely handle turtles and help them get to where they’re going. Read “Help Turtles Cross Roads” to learn more.

Have you saved a turtle from being hit by cars? Do you have a story or pictures to share? Just send us an email and we’ll publish your comments and turtle portraits.

 
Anyone who’s dreamed of getting on their bike and heading out to the “territories” will enjoy reading Marc’s and others’ journals at crazyguyonabike, an excellent resource for folks preparing for bike tours short and long.