Woman lives so remotely she can only get groceries flown in every two months

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Salina Alsworth, 27, lives in Port Alsworth, Alaska, one of the world’s most remote villages, where groceries are flown in every two months.  Salina, who works as a manager at Lake Clark Resort, has lived in the village her whole life.  Her husband, Jared Richardson, 25, relocated to the village in 2022 from Detroit, Michigan, and has adapted to the isolated life.  With no convenience stores, bars, or restaurants, residents rely on deliveries from Anchorage, 200 miles away.  Weather conditions, like snow and fog, often delay flights, making living in the village challenging.  Despite this, Salina loves the close-knit community and has no plans to leave.

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00:00I think my husband going to work before 8 a.m. is starting to become a norm.

00:03It's life in remote Alaska, and I spent my morning working on email for going on an adventure of a lifetime,

00:09a.k.a. going to go cut some wood.

00:10This time, we picked a spot a little further away than a regular wood-cutting spot.

00:14We took our snow machines and drove on the frozen Lake Clark.

00:17My uncle popped in with his plane to say hi. That was a really cool opportunity.

00:20We spent about 40 minutes driving before we got to our destination.

00:24There were six machines that went, and eight sleds total to fill.

00:27Well, if you count the log-pulling sled.

00:30Because of where we live, we can only cut wood in the winter.

00:32Talk all about it in one of my YouTube videos.

00:34We spent over an hour cutting, filling all of our sleds, before we started heading home.

00:39The ride over wasn't too bad. The ride back was a little scary.

00:42A couple pressure cracks opened up. The scariest one was almost two feet wide.

00:45You literally just had to keep going. Screamed a couple times.

00:48But we made it home, all with our wood, safe and sound.

00:51We had dinner all as a family.

00:53Willow gave us a little concert on the drums and the piano.

00:56It was, in fact, a great day living in remote Alaska.

00:58This is my four to nine living in a remote Alaska village.

01:02This time it's just me and my cast because my husband is still in Michigan on a hunting trip with his family.

01:06I started work around 7.30 this morning, so I decided to call it quits around four.

01:10Joys of working from home.

01:11Gotten my dinner ready in the crock pot and had to make some naan.

01:15I was doing some butter chicken, rice and naan for dinner because my husband doesn't like Indian food.

01:20I love it.

01:20So I'm gonna make it for myself while he is away.

01:22Because I have the whole place to myself, I decided to work on a blanket that I started earlier this summer.

01:27And it's literally been taking up the majority of the living room floor.

01:30Popped on a chick flick, did myself a cup of tea, and started working away.

01:33I really wanted to go outside on a walk.

01:35But the sunset now is at 4.36.

01:37Last week there were a couple bears running around town.

01:39So with the dark and the bears might be still out, I decided to stay inside.

01:42And it's also negative one degrees outside.

01:45Got to chat with my husband on the phone and this is the progress that I made tonight on the blanket.

01:48I have two more rows to add plus a border.

01:50Getting worried that the blanket might not be white enough.

01:52And I really don't want to buy more yarn.

01:54Buy home with me to my little remote Alaska village.

01:57This was a very fun flight.

01:58My cousin Ned was our pilot and it was just Jared and I.

02:02This non-rev flight bringing a whole lot of doors and flooring for our new cabins at the resort.

02:10Left Anchorage for the 45 minute flight home.

02:13Got to see some cool things like Mount Spur, which is the volcano that everyone is hearing about that might be erupting.

02:19And then also these planes refueling.

02:21That is something I've never seen, but it was pretty darn cool.

02:25Took the scenic route through Lake Clark Pass.

02:27I know my phone doesn't capture it, but it was quite bumpy.

02:30But it was the most gorgeous day I have flown this year.

02:33Definitely the springtime weather is upon us.

02:36Blue skies, beautiful mountains led to a very open Lake Clark.

02:41It's crazy because usually it's still completely frozen over, but this just shows how warm of a winter we've had.

02:46There was no time at all until I saw the little glimpse of home.

02:49The view, that view might look like nothing, but to me, that is my little hometown.

02:53Really no time had passed until we were turning in for a landing.

02:57The locations are wonderful and I love being able to experience new things with Jared,

03:00but there's just nothing that beats the feeling of going home.

03:04Every time I see this view and we're just getting ready to touch down, it feels like I can breathe again.

03:09This place has my complete heart and I just love it so dang much.

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