Outdoor Adventures in the Ozarks

     I've decided to have another go at Suzy Jimmy Falls on Richland Creek, back in December we only went a short way up Sugar Gap Road before encountering ‘no trespassing’ signs at a gate, and gave up on visiting Suzy Jimmy.  Today I want to try another possible route to Suzy Jimmy Falls that doesn’t involve any private property or Richland Creek crossings.    I park in a sharp turn north of Moore right on the berm at one of those ‘water diversion’ channels plowed off the side of the road. faint old road trace      Getting as far off the road as possible, it isn’t the greatest parking spot,  but it’ll do at least there's plenty of room for traffic to get around me.    I start out east straight down the little diversion channel, it’s a little steep but not bad I soon land on an old road trace.   After about 100 yards on the road are some bearing trees designating Richland Creek Wilderness boundary, about  100 feet ...

     Yesterday a big storm swept through the Ozarks  dumping almost four inches of rain, we decide to go find some waterfalls.  But where to go, we want multiple waterfalls in a relatively small area without a huge elevation gain.    We  drive up Hudson Mountain to check out Macedonia School Falls, The Hood Falls, Hood Pouroff and Hudson  Mountain Falls.   These are all impressive waterfalls after a big rain but they’re high up in their drainages, so they tend to dry up quick, they’re also pretty close together. misty mountain magic      We arrive on Hudson Mountain Road pretty early for us, not yet ten o’clock.  The road itself is in real good shape considering all the rain yesterday the shoulder however is a different story, very wet and muddy many areas with standing water.  Not wanting to get stuck on the side of the road we end up parking in a turn-around area just before a dirt berm across the road abo...