USGS gauge removal

Sturat Reeder called me last November 2009 about some stimulus money projects. I put together a bid and was awarded the contract to remove streamgauges and cableways in the state of Utah for the USGS. I partnered up with Stuart and we spent the summer hiking, digging, climbing, and you get the idea. We had a great summer! Maybe the best job I have ever had! Jorge Visser and Adam Madison helped us out as well as many other people we met along the way. Twenty one projects were completed!

USGS gauge removal

Some of the gauges required mules to pack the material out of the mountains. Alisha and George form Flying J outfitters helped us get the job done.

USGS gauge removal

This gauge was located in Courthouse Wash in Arches National Park. We backpacked in and out of the site.

USGS project

This is Ashley Creek in the Uintah Mountains of Utah. Stuart Reeder and I were in here to pull out a USGS stream gauge that used to be anchored to this boulder. We chopped these bolts and removed the gauge.

We built these columns for Bryce National Park. This is a scenic overlook. These caps were a new idea for them to help keep people off the top of the columns. They look good too.

I built this fireplace back in 2009. First I used feathers and wedges to cut out the arch. Then I had the guys at Southwest stone tumble the stone and then laid it up drystack style with a no mortar joint.

I just finished a fireplace at the lighthouse on the coast. This involved picking the stone out of a field. Transporting it out to the coast and the installing it in place. The mantle was located and worked up by Jeffro in Tokeland, Washington. It is an old root ball with stones still stuck in the roots. I had some fun with the pattern on the floor too. This is one of my favorite projects. The owner allowed me the time to get real tight with the workmanship on this one, so it turned out really over the top nice.