I sooooo wish I was in your position! I found a really good deal on a spot of land about 20 miles off the Talkeetna spur, even made plans to check it out and work up the financing, but I just couldn't see being able get all the resources in place in a timely manner, and would likely be stuck in anchorage for longer than I'd like, working to make "enough" of a savings.
there's a lot of work involved, but no one homesteads in AK because it was easy and convenient.
I'm reminded of a lovely lady in Healy, she and her husband turned their home into a nice B&B, husband passed but she still runs it for now. They met in northern Arkansas, married, he went to war, came back, and the two of them packed up and left for Alaska with $38. He worked on the mines in Healy for a while, but they eventually saved enough to build their B&B where they happily lived out their days. granted Healy is touristy and they didn't really "live off the land", they went chasing a dream and they caught it.
there's a lot of work involved, but no one homesteads in AK because it was easy and convenient.
I'm reminded of a lovely lady in Healy, she and her husband turned their home into a nice B&B, husband passed but she still runs it for now. They met in northern Arkansas, married, he went to war, came back, and the two of them packed up and left for Alaska with $38. He worked on the mines in Healy for a while, but they eventually saved enough to build their B&B where they happily lived out their days. granted Healy is touristy and they didn't really "live off the land", they went chasing a dream and they caught it.