Projects: Stone walkways

It started with a plan to replace the porch steps on the chicken shed and put in permanent stone path leading to it.

The rotten wooden steps were falling apart.

The rotten wooden steps were falling apart.

Railroad ties and stepping stones kept slipping around on the steep slope.

Railroad ties and stepping stones kept slipping around on the steep slope.

The project started with over 10 tons of rock on the driveway:

Nephew Joey and buddy Ray M. helped deliver the huge load.

Nephew Joey and buddy Ray M. helped deliver the huge load.


Then more faux stones for the big steps and gravel:

It took Ray months of moving rock and digging into the hard soil (and getting everything dusty in the process):

But it turned out really nice: