my advice to you...

if you want to have a better outlook on life--shower regularly. finally got a shower in this morning at the state park. first one since the nite of 9-19-05 at kelly's in st. louis. 4+ days. that's the longest i've ever gone. scrubbed the hell out of every crevass for a good 20 minutes. good hot water too. i was bathing partially in restrooms in various places, but you can really only lather up your head, face, and upper torso. lower body?...yeah...4 days...nothing. never wanted to tea-bag a pot of boiling, soapy water as much as i did the last few days. fortunately, it didn't come to that.

leaving - long branch state park / macon, mo
starting mileage - 198963
heading towards - omaha, ne