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.