Dry Creek Bed Footpath: Permeable Stone Path on Bainbridge Island

Dry Creek Bed Footpath: Permeable Stone Path on Bainbridge Island

At first glance, a dry creek bed in the Cascades. Actually, a clever footpath from driveway to Bob Riebe's house, conceived by Riebe and built by Jeff Pryde and Dan Blossom.

• Flat High Cascade granite slabs edged by rocks that shore planting beds.
• 15-inch-deep channel filled with 1-foot sand layer.
• Slabs loosely laid in sand; gaps filled with pebbles.
• Rainwater percolates through pebbles and sand—no surface pooling.