Last Sunday, we shuttled our kayaks to the banks of the Sopchoppy River in the Apalachicola National Forest. Our intended launch site is remote and beautiful, abutting the Bradwell Bay Wilderness Area. My husband Jeff spotted a black bear running across the dirt road in broad daylight. But we were much more startled and a bit frightened to find the familiar put-in site occupied by people who had organized their tents and fire ring around a Confederate flag. Even though … Continue