Rainy Season Blues

You know you're living off the beaten path when you live on a road that's part dirt (the part going by our place), and the "improved" parts of the road are causing more trouble than they're worth...

There's a walking trail that runs through our property. Near the trailhead, if you will, it crosses over the creek that also runs through the property. The creek is quite a ways down from grade at that point. Just after the bridge, the trail is somewhat narrowed; we suspect that water from a (badly-placed and set up) culvert draining one of the "improved" portions of the road is rushing down the slope above this narrow spot, and gradually (not so gradually, now) washing the trail out.

Bob went to a private road-maintenance seminar some time back, and got some really good ideas and tips; one of the CPESCs (Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control) listed in the seminar materials (he was also one of the presenters at the seminar) will be coming out next Wednesday to take a look and make recommendations.

Hopefully, we can get some things done before the big rains start...