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Looks like we may be heading out for President's Day weekend for the first time in 9 years. 2010 was the last time we did that holiday weekend. We usually skip the big weekends, but that is probably the only weekend that'll work for us this month. Who else is planning on going out? https://www.dumontduneriders.com/news/presidents-day-weekend-2019-r159/

Hmmmm, I owe my family a desert trip. Let me crunch the numbers on this one.

Sorry, I forgot to include some cost estimates. These prices are one mile long and 24 feet wide. The price of the material is about $1500. It takes about 2500 gallons per mile and it costs around 60 cents per gallon. The hauling fee depends on the distance. A decent grader operator should be able to prepare the surface in 4 hours. A rubber tire roller is needed after the application to compact the prepared surface. Then several hours (depending on temperature) to dry. That's it! No more wash boards and no more dust. It's not that expensive and would GREATLY reduce the wear and tear on your RV.

I have an idea. I'd like opinions please. I've been a road worker for most of my life. Because of that, I'm disgusted by the entrance road nine times out of ten that I drive on it. It seems to me, the entrance fees we pay do not (mostly) go back to Dumont. I can't see bathroom maintenance costing that much. I have a couple ideas on how to improve the entrance road. Paving will cost millions, so that's probably not realistic. Chip sealing is MUCH cheaper than paving and might be an alternative. Even cheaper than that would be lignosulfonates. Lignosulfonates are basically tree sap, a waste product of the paper industry. Can't have tree sap in paper! The lignosulfonates are suspended in a water solution and sprayed directly on a well graded prepared road. The water evaporates and leaves the "tree sap" behind. The sap binds the soil particles together stabilizing them. This mostly eliminates dust and prevents wash boards. The application lasts a few years and can be re-done with a grader using a special blade (button-bits) The re-application a few years down the road uses much less lignosulfonate since the original application mostly still remains. The second application lasts much longer. From my experience, the EPA LOVES this stuff! It's water soluable and non-toxic and almost eliminates fugitive dust from dirt roads. WE might even be able to get a partial grant from the EPA. Being in the industry, I have some connections. I need some fairly accurate measurements for an estimate. Does this appeal to anyone? Do you not like this idea and want the road to remain as-is? I do understand roads act as filters. A poor road filters people out. Comments are welcome.