Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott has the opportunity to visit Jones Logging, LLC in Gallant, Alabama. It’s not supposed to be this cold in Alabama. But on a cloudy day in early January, a cold snap that had hit most of the country left mounds of solid ice dotting the landscape where water normally drips from rocks along the roadside. Temperatures in the previous days had reportedly dipped down to 5 degrees in the area, with highs as low as 13. That might be par for the January course in some parts of the country, but not this far south of the Mason Dixon line. For Jeremy Jones and his crew, the frigid temps and icy ground provided an uncomfortable inconvenience, but not without perks. Jones, 37, owner of Jones Logging LLC, opted to start a few hours later than usual on the coldest morning. The cold caused one skidder to blow a line and the other—ironically, the newer one—would not crank at first.

Featured Story: “Good Fortune”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Jones Logging, LLC
Location: Gallant, Alabama
SLT Issue: February 2014

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