This past week, in humid and hot weather, I finished installing a path between the stairs from the driveway up to the house, constructing it out of 4x4 treated wood and crushed stone. I tried to follow the curving path as much as possible wherever the underlying rock permitted and made the climb as gradual as the slope allowed. At the bottom where the ditch runs in the wet season I built a small bridge of 2x6 treated planks after moving two very large rocks with the old tried and true method of fulcrum and lever. We had been slipping and sliding the past two winters over rocks and half buried cement building blocks I had temporarily put in and slogging in the mud in the spring over the septic field and down into the driveway. It was unsafe to say the least when icy and as we were going to start having more visitors here it was time to bite the bullet and make the walk up to the house a little more manageable and pleasant. I painted the cut ends with a green preservative and will eventually stain or paint the wood to match the house and deck. All told the cost was less than $150. Yes the beer was delicious afterwards. gws
