Also - if anybody's interested, here's the view from the top of the ridge (photo was taken from an Army Corps overlook about 200 yards from the building site.
http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/21864/photos/PHOTO_2608651_21864_4767084_ap.jpg
So you can see the motivation to get...
Thanks for the info everybody
I'm thinking of a max slope of 20% over most of the road, but there's one short (about 100') area where I'll probably have to go to 25%. As far as the switchbacks are concerned, I may have to go as high as 15% through the curve, but only a minimal cross slope and...
I'm looking at a couple of options for getting access to build and then use a recreational cabin on a steep site.
Scenario 1 would be a "full service" cabin with well, septic, etc., so it would require access for a well drilling rig, cement mixer truck, deliveries on a flatbed, etc. during...