Sure enough, it rained last night. At least I got plenty of sleep. I crashed at a bit before 6:30, and slept until 8:30. I have not slept over twelve hours in literally decades! I think I was tired!

Not solid sleep, too old for that – I got up probably three times last night, to answer nature’s call, and each time I got up, it was raining – not hard, but steady – so, it rained all night. Trail is definitely wet, but we’ll go look for it anyway.

Driving around town yesterday, and more today, I’m not very impressed with this town. “Show Me State” indeed – someone needs to show them how to put up signs to local attractions, and someone also needs to show them how to design proper freeways. This place is like a bowl of spaghetti, with exits left and right, and no discernible pattern to it. Saw ONE sign pointing to the Mountain Bike Trail, nowhere near the trail, and nothing AT the trail, except a sign at the entrance to the park saying the trail (wherever it is) was closed due to being wet. Another thing – headed into an entrance to the park – a one-way street, mind you – that 50 yards from the road tells you this road is closed, no trespassing. So all you can do is turn around and go out the one-way street, the wrong way. Love this town! Yes, that was sarcasm.

Not crazy about this place, so we won’t be back. We’ll be back to Missouri, no doubt, but not Kansas City.

Well, while we were here, we picked up a few things – among them a winch, just in case! We only have to set up one more time before we go home, but … you never know! So, anything bad happens to the existing winch, I have a backup!

So, while shopping at The Home Depot (one of my favorite places, BTW), I see this:

Ok, it’s not Thanksgiving, folks – hell, it’s not even Halloween! And they’re already selling Christmas trees? Jeez.

And at the grocery store, I see this:

Smart Chicken, huh? So smart it tossed the tassel off the back of the mortar board? Even I know better, and when I graduated, we didn’t do the mortar board in military school. Ah, well.

Tomorrow morning, on to Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas. Been many years since we’ve been there, and I’m really looking forward to it. We’ll be there a few days – hope the leaves have turned, so I can get some good photos.