Finding the perfect path (Driveway part 1)

Prior to purchasing the land for our new home we had to make sure we could create a cost effective  driveway without impacting any of the small streams that are found on the property.

We spent a great deal of time looking for that "perfect spot" for the home site and settled on an area on the higher side of the property that looks down over a small stream. This would also enable us to build a walkout basement home, something we both felt would be beneficial.

The next day or so was spent walking several paths through the woods trying to avoid impacting any of the large hardwood trees. I wanted a nice curvy driveway with a park like view, but it also had to be "vehicle friendly" for driving my truck and car trailer through the woods.

I found the easiest way was to walk several proposed tracks with my iPhone, this helped keep me within the property lines & gave me a good idea of the length, and cost of the driveway. I used a free app called Easy Trails LT,  it can also export a file into Google Earth for easier viewing.