159 Fat Lip Falls and Richland Creek
So far the new year has been cold and wet, when it isn’t snowing we’re getting lots of rain. Today begins sunny and a little warmer, maybe a good day to look for waterfalls. I leave the house and head south around 9:30 right after the temperature climbs above freezing, and land at the Richland Creek Trailhead for the Ozark Highlands Trail. Fat Lip Falls Richland Creek Trailhead just north of the concrete bridge over Richland Creek, is clearly marked and has a newer sign-in box. The trailhead marks the start of what I’m calling ‘section 20’ of the OHT from Richland Creek Trailhead to Stack Rock Trailhead a distance of about 7.5 miles. I plan to go as far as Long Branch before turning around and coming back. Richland Creek Trailhead Back in early November I hiked ‘section 19’ on the OHT and found the trail (with the exception of the Landslide Bypass) to be in excellent condition, for those adventures see: ( 150 Campground Trailhead to Hidden Hollow, and 151