trionyx spiniferus
Monday, May 9, 1983 — 3:00 pm
Woolly Hollow State Park, Arkansas
At Woolly Hollow, a small stream has been dammed to create a small lake in a hollow. I walked the path around the lake, then walked along the entrance road which runs along the shore about 30 feet above the water.
The soft-shell turtle was lying on a log along the shore with other turtles. It dropped into the water as I approached.