Friday, April 27, 2012

Road Changes

I put up the road sign at the main road, which now places us officially in the system. Maple Creek Drive is marked.





I also closed the drive at the creek with temporary obstruction and posting of private property. Hopefully this will provide some security.






Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Clearing the Road

We've done a LOT of work in the last two weeks in clearing the road and putting down road bed. We have also reached a milestone in crossing the creek.

TG and his crew have done a great job in getting us the basic pathway into the property and across the creek. They encountered a LOT of subsurface water due to the poor drainage of the overall site, which will have to be managed once summer dries everything out.

I worked directly with him and his dozer on Saturday to start clearing some of the upper area and making basic paths through some of the thicker wooded areas. I will have to do some more precise clearing, but now I can with my basic tools and my tractor.


Pipes Down

Pipes Down -- looking across
Rough clearing and dozer work of drive to the creek -- Note the waterlogged sides


After smoothing and placement of roadbed over the waterlogged areas

Upper Drive looking south BEFORE clearing

Upper Drive looking south AFTER clearing

Looking south across the new and rough bridge. This will require rework in the future with sidewalls and likely a poured concrete pad across the top