A few weeks ago when Chris was off hunting for moose, the local Yukon bar association was invited to meet with the Juneau (Alaska) bar association in Haines. I managed to wrangle a ride with another lawyer who was going and so had a weekend in Haines. it has been years since I've been in Haines in the fall. The weather turned out to be lovely and it was interesting chatting with Alaska lawyers. I made sure to make it to the Haines Brewing Co. with my growler. i had my photo taken so there's evidence I was actually there.
the sign in a little small in this photo, but this is an apple tree. The apples are some sort of 'transparent' and the local school kids harvest them and sell them for fund raisers.
i woke up on Saturday morning just in time to catch a bite of breakfast at the Captain's Choice motel where I was staying. The chat over coffee was all about a fishing boat which had sunk to the bottom of the small boat harbour overnight, with a full load of diesel in its tanks. there was lots of talk in the little town about what had happened and how to deal with it. Happily the harbour master seems to have been on the ball and got out booms and absorbant materials in time to keep the diesel from leaving the small boat harbour.
A totem outside the local school.
The small boat harbour on a sunny Sunday morning.
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| Chilkat River |
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| Haines Pass |
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