July 22 - on to Mark Twain State Park, Stoutsville, Missouri

  We had a fairly easy 4 hour drive over our next State Park.  On the drive, we saw several wind turbine farms.  Dozens of wind turbines slowly turning, scattered throughout the farmlands.  It looked really neat.
  Today's challenge:  there isn't just one type of diesel gas.  We felt pretty good about now being comfortable finding where the diesel gas is on the pumps, and filling the RV.  However, when I pumped this time, I noticed a sign that said this diesel is bio-mass diesel, with between BS 5 % and 20%, and the little sign above my fuel tank that says "use only low sulfur diesel, or bio-mass with a max of BS 5%".  Uh-Oh.  What does all this mean?  We never noticed these signs before.  So, with a little online research, and discussion with a big RV owner, we now know we should NOT use bio-mass diesel, especially if it has more than BS 5%, as it can clog the fuel filter.  So, now finding diesel fuel gets a little trickier. 
  The Mark Twain State Park is located on a fairly new huge lake, created by the Army Corp of Engineers in 1982.  The campground is nice, with large wooded sites, with a view of the lake through the trees.  However, it is strange.  The entire area around the lake is rocks, that are all concrete color.  I think the water level is low, so you see the rocks.  There are lots of felled trees clogging the many inlets.  It is the only lake I've seen that is not very appealing.  Same with the woods.  There are nice trails, with little under story, but it too lacks appeal.  There are some nice overlooks of the lake.  Its like with all of the green trees and water, it should be vibrant, but to me, the energy here is sort of bland and dead.  All in all, not one of my favorite parks.

Wind turbine farm photo: