Removing old natural rock to replace it with new rock! Yeah, that makes sense!

 A bunch of hard workers showed up for the clean out, construction, and pour of the ramp footings. It was cold, but that actually felt good as the work was hard and tedious wrapping all of the wire and rebar. 

 Following a long but encouraging day of work, we were finally able to start the first pour. I don't think there was a person there who wasn't asking why we removed perfectly good solid rock - put there by nature 50,000 years ago - and replaced it with something man made and designed to last maybe 200 years! Thankfully, we just enjoy hard work. 

 The footings turned out great, and after a minor setback on the inspection of the wall rebar, we were able to begin finishing the wall forms and getting them poured as well.

 If anyone ever tells you that concrete work is nothing - promptly kick them in the *ss!

Everyone worked theirs off on this job, and it turned out pretty good. Even after the work was done on the pour, there was still more work to do with the removal of the forms, and still more cleanup. 

 Some great volunteer effort went into this phase of the project;

 Frank Baeta showed up and worked hard to unload the forms donated by Arrow Construction Supply, along with Todd Lee who was sprinting in and out of the trenches most of the afternoon to grab panels and stitch them into place.

 Jack Graham helped out every day on the project, wiring rebar and helping with the pour on both the footings and the walls.

 Todd McGilivray brought his son Ryan over to the project, and between the two of them put in a lot of effort working on the forms and cleanup.

 John Schull went through a couple of hammers (literally) ripping apart the forms and concrete stuck in them.

 Wil Douglas helped out tremendously, bustin his back on a lot of different parts of the project, and his brother Ben helped out too. 

 All of these people helped out, and their work is very appreciated! A big hats off to the crew from Structural Contractors who made the work look easy. Skip Hoseley and Jesse Hoseley along with Garret "Pig Farmer" continue to make this project a smooth transition. Not only have they been helpful in the work load, but their advice and equipment supply for the project has been a huge help! 

 A special thank you to the people at G&B Concrete for the donated delivery to the project, along with a generous contribution from Ray Russell and Frank Johnson, who worked all day to remove the old rock and debris from the site - haul it off - and return with clean backfill donated by Busy Bee Sand and Gravel! 

 Home Depot was on hand with donations of materials and labor, and Handi Trucking contributed greatly with a steady supply of concrete. Joe Stear came by to make sure the handrail he is planning was going to work, and even the Ada County Sheriff showed up to offer his supervisory skills! It was a great day for the community of Kuna!

 The ramp is almost complete, and THANK YOU to everyone who has been helping to make it a success!