American Trails Business Directory

Over 30 years of specialized professional experience in trail construction, reconstruction, planning, design, maintenance, and consulting for hiking, jogging, ORV, and equestrian trails.

Specialized skills and qualifications in the following areas:

Trail layout and design, bridge construction
Culvert installation; rip rap
Erosion control; soil stabilization, bank retention (geotextiles, gabion retaining walls, etc.)
Stream crossings; armored (concrete paving blocks), standard
Stairways (wooden, rock riser, pinned, etc.)
Trail paving and surface hardening
Trail surveying, mapping, and GIS services

Professional experience in trail design, construction, and reconstruction projects in (# of projects):

Wenatchee National Forest; Washington (1)
Willamette National Forest; Oregon (3)
Rio Grande National Forest; Colorado (3)
Manti La Sal National Forest; Utah (1)
Clearwater National Forest; Idaho (2)
Lolo National Forest; Montana (1)
California High Sierra areas including; Inyo (1), Sierra (1), Stanislaus (1), Eldorado (2), Tahoe (4), and Toiyabe National Forests (1)
Los Padres National Forest; California (1)
California Department of Parks and Recreation (2)
Pebble Beach Company; Pebble Beach, California (5)
Tiscornia Estate Company, Corte Madera, California (1)
City of Carmel By the Sea, California (1)

Equipment includes:

Self-contained rock drills
Morrison Trailblazer (trail widths 18 inch-30 inch)
Kubota Excavator (trail width 30 inch-48 inch);
Honda Power Carriers (gas powered)
Generators for power equipment use
Trimble GPS equipment

High explosives:

(licensed in many states) Calif. License #6068

Education:

Carmel High School; Carmel, Calif.
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, Calif.
Butte College; Chico Calif.
Calif. State University at Chico; Chico, Calif.

WTBA Affiliation:
Member, Professional Trailbuilders Association since 1988
Vice President 1997 - 2000
President 1999-2001
Treasurer 2001-2004

Southern Luzon, Philippines, April 2009 - BEFORE

Southern Luzon, Philippines, April 2009 - AFTER

Mortared stone walls, stone and wood railings, mortared steps, paved trail, MacArthur-Burney Falls State Park, CA