Ak duck opener

[Richard Flanders]

She is indeed the real deal. Moved to Alaska in the mid 50's after med school at a womens medical school. She retired from family practice at 70 or so then spent 10yrs working in the Aleutians helping to get clinics built in the remote villages then practicing in the clinics. She's the prototypical old-style family doctor and has incredible stories.

Almost forgot: she likes her coffee black and her nightly 2-3 shots of whiskey neat. She had so much fun on this hunt that instead of giving up on hunting when her dog passes that she's going to get another dog and keep on going. We collectively decided that if her dog had collapsed and expired after her long retrieve, that she would have "gone with her boots on and with a smile" and we would have been very happy for her.