Driveway addendum

I spoke to Peter about alternatives to his driveway quote. Here is “Plan B” for the driveway: Build the first 200 feet of driveway from the junction with Sanderling Court up to the first large pine tree, which would be the start of the big curve. Include a lower side retaining wall. From the curve uphill, level a simple path up to the saddle and call it good. This upper stretch will not pass County inspection but would allow us to get up into the lot. If we do purchase some type of RV we could get it up and down this path. All this for $5,000.00. I told Peter to get started.

When we filed for the driveway permit last year, we had only mapped the first 200 feet — we didn’t know, at that time, where we would put a cabin. Our first thought was building in the aspen grove and lower on the lot, but since then we have decided on the (higher) saddle location. We filed the permit for  building the driveway just up to the corner, assuming we would make a final decision on housing options at a later time. That flexibility may stand us in good stead as we move forward. We are not under any obligation to Park County to complete the entire length of the drive, just the first leg.

As long as we can get on the lot, access a parking spot for an RV, and get the first leg of the drive approved, I think we would be in pretty good shape for this year.

I will ask my boss for a couple days off and head over to the lot to watch (and photograph) the drive being built tomorrow and Friday. In addition, I can relocate a couple of small pine trees and help clear the upper part of the path to the saddle. This section has some trees to cut down and clear out. Pam and I had not made it this far up in our cleaning efforts.

We are excited about  getting this project started, at a price we can (almost) afford. I should  have a “driveway report” in a few days!

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!