Category: Updates
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Melting ice, birds, and mosquitos
Dear Ruth the Van, We had a couple of birds come spy through our window this week, and it looks like a few may have visited you too…. Dad said the ice on the river is starting to really melt, and all the snow is melted off the roads. I’m afraid with the warmer weather,…
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Flights, friends, snow, and mail!
Dear Ruth the Van, I got to hang out with dad today while he ran some errands on his day off. It was fun for the three of us to be together on an adventure. He said he wanted to get mom some bear spray. Mom said it snowed all day while we were gone,…
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Sunshine, a bike, and yarn!
Dear Ruth the Van, Dad got his bike out for the first time since we’ve been here. There aren’t really any trails around here, but he said he was going to ride around the roads a little. He passed by me and mom while we were on a long walk. The roads are dry enough…
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More glaciers and a truck
Dear Ruth the Van, Dad got to start glacier landing training this week, and they let mom tag along. She said it was super cool getting to fly around all of those mountains. The glaciers name is Ruth, how cool is that?!?! She said dad did an awesome job, it sounds like landing on glaciers…
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A glacier and a check ride
Dear Ruth the Van, Mom was super excited today, she said she got to fly to a glacier with dad and some people he works with. Sounds super cold to me. She said it was the coolest thing she’s ever done……surely when she said that, she wasn’t thinking about all the awesome time she’s spent…
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Weekend fun…even the plane is smiling
Dear Ruth the Van, You know better than all of us, it finally stopped snowing on Thursday afternoon. Two feet is a lot, and with the sunshine and warm weather this weekend it’s getting really muddy out there. Looks like both of us need baths at this point……ugh!! Dad got to fly this weekend and…
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Spring?
Dear Ruth the Van, Thanks for leaving us some tire tracks to walk in the other day. Two feet of snow is a little deep to walk in. People here say it’s supposed to be spring, but I’m not sure it’s here yet. Everyone said that this much snow isn’t usual for April, I guess…
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One week
Dear Ruth the Van, Mom said we’ve been in Alaska for an entire week now. She said work is good and the internet works well for video calls, all I know is that she keeps showing me sleeping to people on video calls. Dad said he loves his job so far. He got to fly…
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Snow
Dear Ruth the Van, So much for that bath you got, all this snow means you may need another bath soon. It looked cold when you drove away this morning to take dad to work. I’m glad mom and I got to stay behind in the cabin. Mom took me for a walk today, and…
Maverick and Ruth 