I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

With all that has happened this week in Haines, and the memories of last March suddenly fresh, thought you’d all like to read this recent article from the New York Times about Haines and heli-skiing, and parental love and risk, titled Extreme Grief.