It’s dark in the winter. Do it while you are physically able.
Best wishes for you and your retirement.
If you like Alaska and winter, go for it.
Me, I enjoy the dry heat of the desert.
Follow your heart and do what brings you happiness. :-)
I predict that the feds will be forced to sell Alaska to the highest bidder in order to keep social security and medicare afloat.
I have a few online friends who live in Alaska. The cost of living is very high because everything has to be flown/shipped in.I don’t know where you live but I’ve been told that food and utilities cost aboput twice what they do in California.
You need to prepared for the unexpected at all times. You need to be self-sufficient. You must have a love of nature.
It’s a great place.
I think it was George Mason Univ that did a study that concluded that Alaska has the most freedom of any our 57 states.
Have spent a llot of time in AK, but never in the dead of winter. Not sure I want to either. I will laways cherish my time spent there, but I doubt I’d ever want to live there.
If I moved to Alaska it would be Ketchikan or Juneau, fairly temperate during the winter, and beautiful! However, I wouldn’t do it unless I owned a home near the water with a dock for a boat and floatplane.
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No income tax, and a very gun owner friendly state. Alaska? TDC (Too Damn Cold) and considering the bear population, humans are not on the top of the food chain.
People used to say, “That’s something I always wanted to do!”, when they heard about our living aboard and cruising on a boat. I used to always say, “Why not try it?”, “What’s the worst thing that can happen? You hate it, so you go back to living on land.”.
If you can do it and it’s something you always wanted to do, why not? You may find bliss or you may discover six months of darkness and -80 degrees is not your cuppa tea. At least you’re not sitting in a rocking chair at 90 saying, “I wish I had...”
I was just there on a vacation and talked to several people who had retired to the Anchorage area. They loved it - one couple took their motorhome somewhere beautiful every summer weekend. A lot of people only live there for six months though - they go to Florida or Arizona for the winter. I’d be tempted, but my husband owns too much crap to store.
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How about SE Alaska, bit wet but not so dark in winter.
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You fly? Establish residency in Alaska - then spend January and February in Florida. Lots of folks here rent to snowbirds ... I know of a nice place on a large lake - bike to the local library...
A lot of single bears living there.
Why don’t you consider a southern state? East Tennessee is absolutely beautiful with low taxes, very few regulations, and a mild climate.
Alaska is a great place. Even a “big” city like Anchorage is great. Everyone seems to get along with each other and the people are friendly. There are lots of veterans in Alaska and most people have conservative values.
The “main beer” (by Alaskan Brewing) is great too, especially the Winter Ale. The summers are amazing (and quite warm). You can go downtown (or to midtown rather) and watch minor league ball games. Anchorage has an awesome 4th of July parade, and their American Legion Post is great.
Alaska is beautiful... huge moose you can see from miles away — and they’re not afraid to walk the streets of downtown Anchorage either! Alaska is a wonderful place.
You should try Helen, Georgia. Absolutely beautiful, cost of loving isn’t too high, and there’s 4 seasons.