Friday I took a drive around the Richland Creek/Falling Water Creek area. I t was a rainy day so I did not do much in the way of hiking....did take a lot of pictures though. I also circled around up past Sam's Throne and to the Buffalo River near Jasper and Ponca. The rain did not drop enough to raise any rivers for kayaking, so I was out of luck there. I witnessed the completed work on the landslide damage and it was a joy to behold...even if it is a wide expanse of barren dirt and rock. Having that road open again great.