Two girls, a puppy, and red pickup truck on a windy day in Fort Yukon - from my time of hiatus

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 3:28AM
Wasilla, Alaska, by 300 in Fort Yukon, and then some, flying in other people's airplanes

The date was August 15, and I was on my way to Arctic Village, via Fairbanks and Fort Yukon, where I spent about half-an-hour on the ground. As I waited to reboard the airplane, these *girls and this puppy showed up on the gravel tarmac.

As you can see, it was windy in Fort Yukon. Later, after I arrived in Arctic Village, I heard a rumor that right after we left, a gust of wind picked that puppy up right out of that red truck and sent it sailing all the way to Birch Creek, where it landed safely in a hammock.

Then a kindly eagle came along, picked that puppy up and flew it right back to the two girls, both of whom were very happy to see it.

I am not sure if I believe that rumor. But what kind of person would ever make up such a story?

Maybe it's true.

It MUST be true!

Otherwise, I would not have written it at all.

 

*Eliza, a reader who has also taught school in Fort Yukon, has identified the two girls as Melinda and Mary. They are cousins.

 

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