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R.L. Hodges Contracting
2991 Indian Creek Road
Shady Cove, Oregon 97539
(W/H) 541-878-2746
shadyrandy@earthlink.net

License #104797
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"There's a lot of guys who call themselves trail builders, but they're not like Randy. He's an artist."
— Randy Fiske, BLM Civil Engineer and project inspector for the wheelchair-accessible London Peak Trail above the town of Wolf Creek, Oregon

Yamaha Big Wheel for transport 20' log stringer bridge
Award-winning Proxy Falls Trail, paved

Top left: R. L. Hodges on BW 200 Yamaha, Siskiyou N.F. 1998. Top right: 20' log stringer bridge, Three Sisters Wilderness, Willamette N.F. Bottom: Proxy Falls Trail, received Region 6 Award for Excellence, 1997.

Introduction
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We offer a low impact, high quality recreational trail that can include graveling or paving on a 2' wide path. Designed to fit your needs and laid out to enhance the natural beauty of your land. A professionally constructed trail will last for many years to come.
I have been involved in the trail construction business since 1976. I utilize a Morrison Trail Blazer in the excavation of trail tread, Pionjar rock drills, Husqvarna chain saws, a Honda Power Carrier and Yamaha Big Wheel motorcycles for transporting personnel, materials and/or supplies and final grading of the trail bed.

I possess a federal license for explosives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and am a member of the Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Explosives Engineers.

I have a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Southern Oregon University. I am available for consultation on all aspects of trail design/layout and construction.

Boardwalk and gravel tread Bridge with peeled log handrails Puncheon segment
Puncheon turns into Turnpike, Willamette National Forest, OR 32 ft. native log stringer bridge, Schweitzer Creek, Willamette NF, OR Puncheon, Lawler Trail, Willamette NF, OR

References
References from some recently completed projects:
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    Honda power carrier with box and load, on puncheon

    Maximan loader & Honda power carrier

    Deschutes National Forest, Oregon – (541) 383-5547
    • Dick Dufourd, COR, E. Fort Rock OHV Trail Main – (541) 383-4004
    • Maria Gonzalez, CO

  • Umpqua National Forest, Oregon – (541) 672-6601
    • Wes Hughes, COR Bunch Grass/Beaver Creek Trail Construction (541) 825-3201
    • Ron Rounsaville, CO – (541) 957-3224
  • Willamette National Forest, Oregon – (541) 465-6506
    • Della Webb, COR, Lawler Trail Construction – (541) 225-6427
    • Gerald Foster, CO, Lawler Trail Construction
    • Amelia Sorseth, CO Proxy Falls


  • Tillamook State Forest, Oregon – (503) 359-7470
    • Randy Peterson, Trails Coordinator
  • Bureau of Land Management, Oregon – (541) 770-2371 (Medford District)
    • Jim Roper, COR Pacific Crest Trail Reconstruction
    • William Bentley, CO Upper Mule Creek
  • Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon – (541) 471-6864
    • Carolyn Pabon, COR Bear Camp Ridge Trail
  • Beaverhead National Forest, Montana – (406) 683-3983
    • Shane La Valley, CO Lower Sand Lake
  • Tahoe National Forest, California – (916) 265-4531
    • Doug Puitt, COR American River Trail
    • Henry Hansen, CO Fiddle Creek Trail
Non-Government Reference:
  • Jacksonville Woodlands Association, Oregon – (541) 899-8395
    • Larry Smith, President – (541) 899-7402, for the City of Jacksonville, Oregon
  • LLW Inc.,
    • Larry Wilson – (541) 744-8053

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