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Looking for a place to live in Alaska

I'm currently living in Kentucky, but I'm getting ready to move back to Alaska -- hopefully for good this time -- and I'm pretty cranked up. In fact, I haven't slept much the last three nights.

The last time I lived in Alaska I lived in Talkeetna, but this time around I'm looking for a little larger area to live in. As I think about where I want to live, I've come up with this short list of
needs/desires:

Basic needs

  • Don't live in a place that's so cold I cry like a little girl all winter :)
  • Don't live in Anchorage (it's too much like the Lower-48)
  • Do live near a good yoga studio
  • Live in an area that supports my "bike and hike" habits
  • Easy skiing and snowmobiling access in the winter would be very nice
  • Live in a house, not an apartment (a garage would be really nice)
  • Need at least two coffee shops (or other places) where I can write
  • Relatively constant electricity and internet access is appreciated, if not expected

Other

  • A local grocery store would be nice

I'm going to do some more research on the various towns and areas I know, and once I have that all together, I'll put a follow-up post here. But until then, I think this is a decent starter list.

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