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hey Roger how’s it going sue Aikens is

hey Roger how’s it going sue Aikens is now the sole proprietor of kavik River

now the sole proprietor of kavik River

now the sole proprietor of kavik River Camp I’m no longer somebody else’s bitch

Camp I’m no longer somebody else’s bitch

Camp I’m no longer somebody else’s bitch I’m my own owner I run my own business

I’m my own owner I run my own business

I’m my own owner I run my own business to make money she has to keep her runway

to make money she has to keep her runway

to make money she has to keep her runway open during the busy summer months when

open during the busy summer months when

open during the busy summer months when the camp serves as a remote outpost for

the camp serves as a remote outpost for

the camp serves as a remote outpost for scientists hunters and bush pilots with

scientists hunters and bush pilots with

scientists hunters and bush pilots with the new pressures of being owner sue has

the new pressures of being owner sue has

the new pressures of being owner sue has brought on a helping hand to assist with

brought on a helping hand to assist with

brought on a helping hand to assist with the drastically increased summer

the drastically increased summer

the drastically increased summer workload and I brought him up here and

workload and I brought him up here and

workload and I brought him up here and he wants to help out I just wanted to

he wants to help out I just wanted to

he wants to help out I just wanted to tell you I appreciate you coming out I

tell you I appreciate you coming out I

tell you I appreciate you coming out I love it up here I know we’re both uh

love it up here I know we’re both uh

love it up here I know we’re both uh we’re not over the hill but but we’re

we’re not over the hill but but we’re

we’re not over the hill but but we’re looking at it from the summit not under

looking at it from the summit not under

looking at it from the summit not under it he’s a real good guy I mean he was 15

it he’s a real good guy I mean he was 15

it he’s a real good guy I mean he was 15 years

years

years ANP mechanic a pilot and helicopter

ANP mechanic a pilot and helicopter

ANP mechanic a pilot and helicopter mechanic and the Navy he’s just got a

mechanic and the Navy he’s just got a

mechanic and the Navy he’s just got a lot of hands-on experience and that’s

lot of hands-on experience and that’s

lot of hands-on experience and that’s something I need here your help is

something I need here your help is

something I need here your help is pretty valuable you got a lot of talent

pretty valuable you got a lot of talent

pretty valuable you got a lot of talent there I got a minion and I’m gonna use

there I got a minion and I’m gonna use

there I got a minion and I’m gonna use them if I do something that bugs the

them if I do something that bugs the

them if I do something that bugs the hell out of you the river is live in

hell out of you the river is live in

hell out of you the river is live in that’s above the baked holy

that’s above the baked holy

that’s above the baked holy welcome to the saw Sue’s camp sits in an

welcome to the saw Sue’s camp sits in an

welcome to the saw Sue’s camp sits in an unpredictable floodplain since the flat

unpredictable floodplain since the flat

unpredictable floodplain since the flat Tundra does little to hold the river at

Tundra does little to hold the river at

Tundra does little to hold the river at bay during the runoff

bay during the runoff

bay during the runoff unfortunately the runway is dangerously

unfortunately the runway is dangerously

unfortunately the runway is dangerously close to flooding waters it is coming up

close to flooding waters it is coming up

close to flooding waters it is coming up I see where it’s coming up over the bank

I see where it’s coming up over the bank

I see where it’s coming up over the bank area here yeah the water is stagnant

area here yeah the water is stagnant

area here yeah the water is stagnant stationary here so it’s obviously

stationary here so it’s obviously

stationary here so it’s obviously waterlogged the ground the river is

waterlogged the ground the river is

waterlogged the ground the river is coming up everything’s melting you know

coming up everything’s melting you know

coming up everything’s melting you know it’s 24 hour daylight it’s 50 degrees

it’s 24 hour daylight it’s 50 degrees

it’s 24 hour daylight it’s 50 degrees right now it’s gonna be 50 degrees until

right now it’s gonna be 50 degrees until

right now it’s gonna be 50 degrees until the weather pattern changes there is no

the weather pattern changes there is no

the weather pattern changes there is no sunset because it happens so late and so

sunset because it happens so late and so

sunset because it happens so late and so much snow I mean you never get to know

much snow I mean you never get to know

much snow I mean you never get to know exactly what

exactly what

exactly what it’s gone ahead BAM here it is sue we’ll

it’s gone ahead BAM here it is sue we’ll

it’s gone ahead BAM here it is sue we’ll have to keep our eye on the rising

have to keep our eye on the rising

have to keep our eye on the rising waters but for now she has other

waters but for now she has other

waters but for now she has other pressing matters blank kavik River Camp

pressing matters blank kavik River Camp

pressing matters blank kavik River Camp is 60 miles away from one of Alaska’s

is 60 miles away from one of Alaska’s

is 60 miles away from one of Alaska’s most remote highways which ends in

most remote highways which ends in

most remote highways which ends in Deadhorse I got two loads yesterday I

Deadhorse I got two loads yesterday I

Deadhorse I got two loads yesterday I got three and four for today

got three and four for today

got three and four for today boom boom boom I got to get going every

boom boom boom I got to get going every

boom boom boom I got to get going every supply must be flown in by bush plane

supply must be flown in by bush plane

supply must be flown in by bush plane yellow bubble

I’ve been up here a long time without

I’ve been up here a long time without any help and I like it that way but does

any help and I like it that way but does

any help and I like it that way but does Rick provide companionship absolutely

but for me the blessing is it’s a very

but for me the blessing is it’s a very finite limited engagement in the short

finite limited engagement in the short

finite limited engagement in the short time it took to unload the plane over

time it took to unload the plane over

time it took to unload the plane over two feet of water has made its way onto

two feet of water has made its way onto

two feet of water has made its way onto the runway runway is how people get in

the runway runway is how people get in

the runway runway is how people get in and out it’s how supplies get in and out

and out it’s how supplies get in and out

and out it’s how supplies get in and out it’s how fuel gets in and out the runway

it’s how fuel gets in and out the runway

it’s how fuel gets in and out the runway is life out here with this warm

is life out here with this warm

is life out here with this warm temperature everything melts out so fast

temperature everything melts out so fast

temperature everything melts out so fast the water table comes up and and you’re

the water table comes up and and you’re

the water table comes up and and you’re done

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