Day 104: Circumnavigating the City

The Fool met a real nice guy named Ed yesterday on the Somerset Trail who offered him a meal and a little advice — get off the trail. He said the north end would definitely be underwater. He said he could probably walk it up to the Somerset State Park and exit through the park road. Unfortunately, the road through the park was also underwater, so the Fool had to backtrack a few miles and get on highway 69.



Our traveling tramp made it to the outskirts of Des Moines, but due to the failing of several levies, he soon faced many more roads underwater... more than he wanted to deal with. He finally decided that he had to go around the city and come in through West Des Moines. While traveling on the south border, the Fool caught the sight of another walker with a big pack. But before he could catch up to him, he was gone.

The Fool considered camping in a luxurious hotel room, but opted for sleeping in some bushes between a McDonald's and a bank.