Florida: Softshell turtle crossing the road

There was a giant softshell turtle kind of wandering aimlessly on the side of the dirt road in the Big Cypress National Preserve.  He was on the move, and I kept thinking he was trying to get to water, but any time he got back to near an entrance to water, he'd go the opposite way.  So either he wasn't very smart or was not looking for water.  Either way, I thought turtles were supposed to be cute.  This guy was not.  The top photo looks like he's crying for help.