Perhaps this is a relative of the tiny turtle I teleported two years ago in the same section of the Dutchess Rail Trail:
Such fancy patterns!
I’m pretty sure box turtles don’t grow fast enough for this to be the same one …
Medium Turtle Teleportation: Rail Trail
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
“I’m pretty sure box turtles don’t grow fast enough for this to be the same one”
Or vice versa? “Metamorphosis”… ;-)
I keep telling Mary we need a matched pair of motorcycle trikes, but she’s having none of it. [grin]
A velomobile is definitely a non-starter!
Based on size, that larger box turtle was likely born in 2014. The earlier one is a newborn in the first few weeks of life.
Apparently scutes have growth rings, but they’re not an annual marker and counting doesn’t tell you very much; all I know is big turtles have survived against all odds.
If only their armor could withstand today’s assaults …