We took off from Gilbert Island, mile 296, pretty early. We passed by Louisiana, MO, mile 283, in the afternoon, which got us thinking of our destination state and how far we still had to go.
We made good time to L/D 24 at mile 273, no barge sandwiches at this one. The guys working were friendly and informed us there was a grocer right after the lock if we needed supplies. We were good on groceries, but we did stop at the Clarksville, MO park to refill our water.
As we were bringing our water jugs up to the restrooms we saw a 'Water Trail' sign with a canoe symbol. We weren't sure what it was for, but later looked it up. Apparently MO and IL maintain a 200 mile water trail from mid-MO to Cairo, IL, with campsites and all.
We ended up paddling for a chunk of federal land another 10 miles down river. We made our longest day yet and camped on a small island 34 1/2 miles from the day's start.
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