I decided to skip the hills and dogs today. I went off course to a highway with a wide shoulder and traveled well over a hundred miles. Sometimes the maps take the scenic route but it can wear on the legs with up and down hills. I crossed the Ohio River into Illinois.
For some reason I have rashes on the front of my legs. I think it may be from the heat or my shorts rubbing.
I continued on to Murphysboro Lake Illinois to a campground. It was my last option of the day. Off my route. No water. I camped by the water. I have never heard so many creatures at night and so loud. There must have been 50 different sounds. It made me laugh.
I tied my food up in a tree, however the animals out smarted me. I was awakened to sounds outside my tent. I was a little chicken to open the zipper on my tent. When I did, I spotted with my flashlight an animal chewing on my bag of food dangling from the tree. I retrieved the bag and it had holes from the chew bites. I had to make a clothesline and hang the food from the middle of it.
In summary, the landscape was beautiful. Sprouting corn and wheat fields.
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