This is an idea I have had for a long time. The southeastern United States is home to a huge diversity of turtle species, including a whole array of river dwelling turtles called Map Turtles, many of which are unique to a particular river or river system and are found nowhere else in the world. I drove with my kayak south into Georgia, across northern Florida, and briefly into Alabama and Mississippi, finding 6 Map Turtles, lots of other turtles, frogs, snakes, and other wildlife and some great Deep South solitude and scenery. Here are some highlights.