Rocky Mountain Cascade

IN THE FIELD

Projects & Experience

A selection of projects reflecting the experience behind RMC, from planning and site management to hands-on road building, forestry, earthwork, and construction.

road building

Mountain Road Building — North Cascades

Forest clearing with stumps and debris, road pioneering — North Cascades
Excavator on forest hillside construction site — North Cascades
Deforested forest path with logged timber — North Cascades
Dirt road through coniferous forest mountains — North Cascades
Dirt road through tall pine forest — North Cascades
Dirt road winding through mountain forest — North Cascades

road building

From Ranch Trail to Subdivision Access Road

Ranch vehicle trail improvement with onsite gravel — Madison County, Montana
Bulldozer grading rural mountain landscape — Madison County, Montana
Dump truck delivering onsite gravel — Madison County, Montana
Freshly graded ranch trail through open rangeland — Madison County, Montana
Bulldozer beside completed ranch access road — Madison County, Montana
Dozer finishing road surface across open hillside — Madison County, Montana
Excavator and dozer working road cut through rocky terrain — Madison County, Montana
Road cut through rocky hillside — Madison County, Montana
Road corridor with culvert pipe staged for installation — Madison County, Montana
Dozer pushing material on steep road cut — Madison County, Montana
Excavator and dozer working rocky road cut — Madison County, Montana
Wide road cut through hillside with equipment in background — Madison County, Montana
Freshly graded ranch trail with small excavator in background and dramatic sky — Madison County, Montana
Rock-armored culvert inlet on completed ranch road — Madison County, Montana
Dozer finishing wide graded road through sagebrush hillside — Madison County, Montana
Completed ranch access road winding through open sagebrush terrain with mountain views — Madison County, Montana

road building

Mountain Road Building

Excavator and dozer clearing road right-of-way — North Cascades
Heavy machinery clearing rocky forest path — North Cascades
Bulldozer clearing forest logging road — North Cascades
Fresh road base through tall timber — North Cascades
Excavator pioneering road corridor through dense forest — North Cascades
Completed gravel road with rock drainage through tall timber — North Cascades

road building

Residential Driveway

Aerial view of excavator grading residential driveway
Dump truck delivering gravel for residential driveway

dirt work

Residential Site Work & Excavation

Completed gravel driveway beside ranch property with green pasture and stormy sky — Montana
Excavated foundation footings with spoil piles on green Montana ranch property at golden hour
Foundation trench excavation with clean cut walls and Montana hills in background at dusk
Completed foundation pad excavation with ATV and ranch buildings visible — Montana valley
Completed concrete foundation with pier footings on prepared site — Montana valley with mountains

dirt work

Steel Building Site Work, Excavation, Foundation & Slab

Kubota mini excavator clearing rocky hilltop shop pad site with sweeping Montana mountain views — Madison County shop build
Kubota mini excavator on graded hilltop shop building pad with wide open Montana sky — Madison County shop build
Worker standing on rebar mat with vapor barrier, excavator and Montana hills in background — Madison County shop build
Freshly poured concrete slab under dramatic storm sky — Madison County shop build
Dump truck and equipment on job site at golden sunset, Montana valley and mountains — Madison County shop build
Steel building frame rising from concrete slab at sunset, Montana hills in background — Madison County shop build

dirt work

Custom Excavation & Utilities Installation

Excavator rock-sorting bucket raised over gravel drainage bed with juniper trees and ranch structure in background — water retention project
Excavator bucket overhead view of graded retention basin floor with tire tracks and rock berms — water retention drainage plan
Precision-cut retention basin walls with red spray-paint grade markings and survey equipment on rim — water retention drainage plan
Excavator bucket cutting deep drainage trench inside retention basin with stepped walls — water retention drainage plan
CAT excavator and dozer working parallel drainage trenches with gravel base and pine forest backdrop — water retention drainage plan
Two CAT excavators flanking deep drainage trench with precast concrete vault at center under dramatic cloudy sky — water retention drainage plan
Wide site overview of graded water retention basin with drainage pipe stub, excavator bucket, and precast concrete vault under cloudy sky — water retention drainage plan
Finished graded pad with completed precast concrete vault surrounded by juniper trees and mountain valley under deep blue sky — water retention drainage plan

construction

Commercial Foundation — Western Washington

Excavator operator view from cab during commercial foundation dig — western Washington
Excavator working alongside lag wall retaining structure — western Washington
Excavated slope beside completed retaining wall — western Washington
Site clearing and tree removal for commercial construction — western Washington
Lag wall and retaining wall construction — commercial foundation project
Retaining wall and foundation work across multiple commercial jobs

construction

Water Reservoir Overhaul — Western Washington

Drainage pipe and gravel installation at water reservoir — western Washington
Overflow pipe and gravel drainage at water reservoir base — western Washington
Excavated concrete vault with pipe connections — water reservoir overhaul
Interior reservoir hatch rigging with liner panels being lowered — western Washington
Workers in safety harnesses cutting into reservoir roof — western Washington
Crew working inside water reservoir with hoses and rigging — western Washington
Workers inside reservoir chamber with large pipe and ventilation hose — western Washington
Completed drainage channel with gravel and overflow pipe at reservoir — western Washington

construction

Steel Building & Shop Apartment — Madison County

Telehandler lifting steel column into position on concrete slab — Madison County steel building
Worker on scissor lift guiding steel beam during building erection — Madison County
Steel building frame rising against desert sunset — Madison County
Steel building frame with open bays and rural Montana landscape — Madison County
Worker on crane setting steel at construction site — Madison County steel building
Completed steel building frame at golden hour — Madison County
Interior steel building with wood stud framing and corrugated metal roof — Madison County shop apartment rough-in
Two-story apartment interior framing with staircase inside steel building — Madison County
Apartment loft framing with wood structure under metal roof — Madison County shop build
Interior framing with OSB sheathing inside steel building — Madison County shop apartment

forestry

Residential Thinning and Recreational Trail — Butte, MT

Kubota mini-excavator cutting access road rough-in through snowy pine forest — Butte, Montana residential thinning
Thinned hillside with felled logs and snowy terrain — Butte, Montana forestry fuels reduction
Kubota excavator on steep forest slope cutting access road — Butte, Montana residential thinning
Case excavator clearing trees and brush near water — Butte, Montana forestry work
Finished access road cut through pine forest — Butte, Montana residential thinning
Fresh road cut through snowy pine hillside in golden afternoon light — Butte, Montana
Access road corridor through tall pines with snow on ground — Butte, Montana thinning project
Felled logs lined up on snowy slope with dog in foreground — Butte, Montana residential thinning
Stacked log deck on road cut under blue sky — Butte, Montana forestry fuels reduction
Orange skidder tractor pushing slash on muddy road cut under stormy sky — Butte, Montana
Person walking thinned pine forest stand with fresh stumps and lush green understory — Butte, Montana residential thinning

forestry

Microburst Blowdown Salvage

Orange excavator working on blowdown salvage hillside with scattered slash and standing snags under smoky sky — microburst salvage
Two orange excavators processing salvage logs at sunset with smoke-filtered red sky — microburst blowdown salvage
Large deck of salvage logs laid out on cleared ground with slash piles and standing timber in background — microburst blowdown
Thinned pine forest stand with slash and stumps on hillside, equipment visible in background — microburst blowdown salvage
Open pine forest understory with lush green grass and mountain valley view after microburst salvage thinning
Loaded logging truck hauling salvage timber on dirt road at microburst blowdown site with thinned hillside in background

forestry

Fire Salvage

Orange excavator loading fire-salvage logs onto Kenworth logging truck at golden hour — fire salvage operation
Multiple fire-salvage log decks spread across cleared hillside with pine forest backdrop — fire salvage operation
Close-up rear view of logging truck loaded with large fire-salvage logs, mountain valley in background — fire salvage
Orange Doosan excavator sorting salvage logs on cleared landing with mountain valley and stormy sky — fire salvage
Fire-scarred pine hillside with cleared ground and mountain valley view after salvage operation
Thinned pine forest hillside with mountain valley view and fire-cleared understory — fire salvage result
Two orange Doosan excavators with harvester heads working fire-salvage site under blue sky — fire salvage operation
Two orange Doosan excavators side by side on cleared fire-salvage hillside with pine forest backdrop — fire salvage

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