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Took me a minute to recognize that “City bus in Alaska” is a reference to Christopher McCandless of “Into the Wild” fame. Honestly if I decided that I wanted t

• grecy 3y ago
  I hiked into the bus [1], and eventually spent 4 years living in the Yukon. I've ventured all over Yukon and Alaska, and met some very, very interesting people. There are absolutely people living in the middle of absolutely nowhere, doing as they please. Growing their own food, hunting their own meat. Summers have incredibly long days and an abundance of food, winters are cold, dark and long. Plenty of people work something like a month or two a year to pay for basics they want to have. I once met a family that built their own "log cabin house" in Telegraph Creek, Canada (Pretty remote little town). They worked their land, had a few kids and kept to themselves. The mother went to work for 8 weeks that year as a camp cook in a mine, and she was quite annoyed - that was the most she had ever had to "work" in a year, and she was around 50. [1] theroadchoseme.com/the-magic-bus
  • btbuildem 3y ago
    The one question I always have in context of that "freedom" lifestyle is -- what do you do when you need healthcare? Even something as simple as a visit to the dentist?
    • grecy 3y ago
      Firstly it's advantageous to live in a country with healthcare for all. Secondly you just live more "rough" - you don't go to a doctor or dentist until it's really required. Life is harder, without a doubt.
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