A Turtle in the River

There's a nicely paved sidewalk alongside the San Diego River in Mission Valley. It's a pleasant and pretty walk, however for most of the walk you only get brief glimpses of the water here and there. The brush is pretty thick between the river and the sidewalk. Which complicates things when you tell your 4-year old that you're going for a walk at the river and then she sees no river!

I spied a little path down to the water, which we snuck down prove we were, in fact, walking near a river. While sitting at the water, I happened to see this turtle sneak up to the surface...only to disappear in a flash when I moved my hand. I'll bet there's a turtle-ologist out there who can identify this guy. But that's not me, so until that person steps up I'll call him Steve.