My early August visit to Haines with my 92-year old mom, Sonya, and my brother, Larry, was one for the record books. Brown bears, porpoises, whales, eagles, seals; we saw it all. Even though Larry and I fought daily with the brown bears and their cubs for a fishing spot at Chilkoot River, we managed to catch our share of salmon. Our stay with my sister and husband, Carol and Dick Flegel of Haines, was…
