National Hardwood Magazine - August 2023

NHLA: Why Knot...

NHLA: Why Knot... INDUSTRIES CONTROLS CLEEREMAN LUMBER COMPANY 1930’s CLEEREMAN INDUSTRIES 1955 CLEEREMAN CONTROLS 2019 TELL US YOUR HARDWOOD BUCKET LIST Do you have a bucket list? I do. I got it from Backpacker Magazine in 2005. They listed ten of “America’s Hardest Day Hikes,” and I have completed half to date. Here are the ones I did with my friends to give you a perspective. #1 - the hardest - is 41 miles with 12,000 feet of elevation change circumnavigating around Mt. Hood, Oregon, along the Timberline Trail. After climbing it multiple times, how could I not circumnavigate it in a day? Done, and what a beatdown it was. I cramped up and was puking my guts up about 2 miles from the finish, but after a brief stop, I got up and completed it in just over 16 hours. #5 is a California climb in Palm Desert called “Cactus to Cloud.” You can take a gondola partway up to the summit of San Jacinto, or you can hike 23 miles and 13,400 feet straight up. I chose to hike up and take the Gondola down to save my sore knees. #7 is hiking the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim (one way). We did it in February to avoid the people, but it also meant we had to deal with snow on the North Rim. The snow closed access to the North Rim parking lot and caused us to post hole a lot as we hiked up and down the north side. We ended up doing Rim to Rim to Rim and came back. At 48 miles and 21,000 feet of elevation change, it took us 23 hours, and I survived on willpower alone as we walked out of the canyon in the dark, sore, tired, and once again puking. #8 is the Enchantment Lakes Traverse in Washington; only 18 miles and 11,000 feet of elevation change. So, I added a mountain climb up Dragon Tail Peak. I took my 14-year-old son on it too. He watched as I puked up lunch on the last mile, and he cried in agony at how long it took, but we made it up Asgard Pass and down past the beautiful lakes. Not one to let things be too easy, I turned around and did it again the next day with the Boy Scout Troop I led with one change that made all the difference. I took a friend’s advice and switched to only eating protein on the hike. I stopped puking. #9 was the Paintbrush Canyon-Cascade Canyon Loop around the Grand Teton Mountain in Wyoming; it was 19 miles and 8,000 feet of elevation change - no problems, except the grizzly cubs just below the trail on the last mile. The sow was above the path, and while a young city couple was standing there with their bear spray, I was not willing to walk between a momma bear and her cubs. So, we watched them for half an hour, standing twenty feet away. Eventually, she moved down, and we went on our way unharmed. Do you see the reoccurring theme? When it comes to achieving a dream, the last mile is always the hard- BY DALLIN BROOKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION, MEMPHIS, TN 901-377-1082 WWW.NHLA.COM Please turn to page 76 CLEEREMAN The most trusted name in carriages n Over 1240 Carriages sold n Lowest cost of ownership n All parts in stock and reasonably priced n In-house engineering department n Everything from single piece equipment to turn-key mills 18 AUGUST 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry Sales AUGUST 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 19 STEFAN DRACOBLY President Of Controls Now, TWO ENTITIES TO SERVE YOU BETTER! PAUL CLEEREMAN VP Cleereman Industries & Controls DAN TOOKE Senior Optimization & Controls Engineer TODAY For optimal efficiency. . . knows what a sawmill needs: CLEEREMAN the newest name in sawmill controls and optimization n Simple easy to use touch screen with additional tactile buttons n Remote access for troubleshooting n No custom electrical hardware, all parts are off-the-shelf components n Industry JoeScan JS-50X6 Heads n 3D data used for opening the log and estimating the back of log profile n Realistic views of the log n Sure Grip Joystick handles n Operational statistics and reports n Over 170 systems sold Cleereman Industries and Cleereman Controls 715-674-2700 www.cleereman.com info@cleereman.com