Teresa Albecker talks to Brent Crowe before he takes the riding portion of his motorcycle on June 13, in Haines. (Francisco Martínezcuello/Chilkat Valley News)

It’s mid-morning in the boat harbor parking lot and Teresa Albecker is grabbing a clipboard, stopwatch and traffic cones from her car. Her yellow and orange Division of Motor Vehicles vest is bright in the sun as she builds a course for motorcycle riders to weave and maneuver through. 

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Francisco Martínezcuello is the Chilkat Valley News summer reporter. Previously, he was in Southwest Alaska working for KYUK Public Media as a News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January...