Driveway Prep

Although our site plan isn't yet fully approved, and therefore we cannot get an official driveway permit, we have gotten to work on the driveway (just not in the area near the road). Using the tractor we got recently, we have been scraping away the topsoil along a 10' wide path that we outlined using stakes and string (just from eyeballing). After laying out the path, we measured it to be about 350' long! So scraping away the topsoil has been a rather long process. Matt has manned the frontloader for most of it while I have used a shovel ahead of him to cut away the edges cleanly. My manual effort has been a real pain because we are realizing just how many rocks there are just underground! It seems like every other time I break ground with the shovel I hit a rock.

I tried to get a picture of the driveway, but as you
can see it doesn't really look like very much.
It's tough to get a high angle.

Now that we are pretty much ready, we have put in an order for gravel for this Thursday. Here's hoping the weather cooperates, because the area near the road (which we can't even work on until we get a proper permit) can get really muddy!