Mount Ripinsky runners climbed into the clouds and youths scrambled in wet grass at Tlingit Park during Tuesday’s Fourth of July festivities in Haines. A morning drizzle gave way to afternoon showers, but events went on as scheduled.
The Deuling family and friends, 17 Canadians who have visited here for 20 years, made a big splash. They represented eight of 26 racers in the annual Mount Ripinsky Run and navigated four of seven rafts in…