diff --git a/2022/rust/src/day8.rs b/2022/rust/src/day8.rs
index eddc104..bda45c9 100644
--- a/2022/rust/src/day8.rs
+++ b/2022/rust/src/day8.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ type Result = usize;
 
 fn processed_input(input: &str) -> Input {
     let mut result = vec![];
-    for l in input.lines() {
+    for l in input.trim().lines() {
         let mut v = vec![];
-        for b in l.bytes() {
+        for b in l.trim().bytes() {
             v.push(b - 48);
         }
         result.push(v);
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ fn processed_input(input: &str) -> Input {
 
 fn part1(input: &Input) -> Result {
     let mut trees: HashSet<(usize, usize)> = HashSet::new();
+
     let mut add = |y, x| {
         println!(
             "tree @ row {}, col {} ({})",
@@ -28,44 +29,53 @@ fn part1(input: &Input) -> Result {
         );
         trees.insert((y, x));
     };
+
     let h = input.len();
     let w = input[0].len();
-    for y in 0..h {
+    println!("width: {}, height: {}", w, h);
+
+    for y in 1..=h - 2 {
         let row = &input[y];
         let mut tallest_left = row[0];
         let mut tallest_right = row[w - 1];
+        println!(
+            "scan left-to-right at row {} (tl: {}, tr: {})",
+            y, tallest_left, tallest_right
+        );
         let mut xd = 1;
-        add(y, 0);
-        add(y, w - 1);
-        while xd < w {
+        while xd < w - 1 {
+            println!("{},{}", y, xd);
             if row[xd] > tallest_left {
                 tallest_left = row[xd];
                 add(y, xd);
             }
-            let rx = w - 1 - xd;
-            if row[rx] > tallest_right {
-                tallest_right = row[rx];
-                add(y, rx);
+            let rxd = w - 1 - xd;
+            if row[rxd] > tallest_right {
+                tallest_right = row[rxd];
+                add(y, rxd);
             }
             xd += 1;
         }
     }
 
-    for x in 0..w {
+    for x in 1..=w - 2 {
         let mut tallest_top = input[0][x];
         let mut tallest_bottom = input[h - 1][x];
+        println!(
+            "scan top-to-bottom at column {} (tt: {}, tb: {})",
+            x, tallest_top, tallest_bottom
+        );
         let mut yd = 1;
-        add(0, x);
-        add(h - 1, x);
-        while yd < h {
+        while yd < h - 1 {
+            println!("{},{}", yd, x);
             if input[yd][x] > tallest_top {
                 tallest_top = input[yd][x];
                 add(yd, x);
             }
-            let ry = h - 1 - yd;
-            if input[yd][ry] > tallest_bottom {
-                tallest_bottom = input[yd][ry];
-                add(ry, x);
+            let ryd = h - 1 - yd;
+            if input[ryd][x] > tallest_bottom {
+                tallest_bottom = input[ryd][x];
+                add(ryd, x);
             }
             yd += 1;
         }
@@ -73,7 +83,7 @@ fn part1(input: &Input) -> Result {
 
     println!("{:?}", trees);
 
-    trees.len()
+    trees.len() + (2 * (h - 1)) + (2 * (w - 1))
 }
 
 fn part2(input: &Input) -> Result {
@@ -85,7 +95,8 @@ fn main() {
     eprintln!("{}\n\nAbove is your input file.\n\n", input_text);
     let input = processed_input(&input_text);
     common::show_answers(&part1(&input), &part2(&input))
-    // 1755 for part 1 is too high
+    // 1755 for part 1 is too high (so is 1750 in case off-by-one-ish) and so is 1745
+    // 1705 is wrong
     // common::show_both_answers(&both_parts(&input))
 }