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Buying Alaska

Buying Alaska

For the Alaska home buyers featured in this series, the trade-off of basic amenities for stunning vistas and wild surroundings is one they're more than willing to accept. The properties may lack indoor plumbing or electricity, but what they offer beyond the living quarters is the main attraction -- from the ability to hunt and fish from a back deck, to extreme seclusion on a private island, to self-sustaining features such as smokehouses and greenhouses. While the rugged terrain is not the most friendly at times -- dangers lurk in the form of wild animals and unforgiving winters that can lead to isolation -- the adventurous spirits who buy in Alaska wouldn't have it any other way.
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Season 110 of 10 Episodes

  • Scott and Kelly are Alaskan born-and-bred and are true outdoorsmen that love fishing. All Scott wants is a place on the Kenai River, home to some of the greatest King Salmon fishing in Alaska and his goal is to fish right from his backyard.

  • Robert and Kristen Lamb travel from Utah every year with their four children to go fishing for some of the best halibut and salmon in Alaska but during this trip, they are looking for a cabin right on Kachemak Bay near their favorite fishing spots.

  • Andy and Carolyn are avid dog sledders from New Jersey who are moving to Alaska in hopes of becoming champion dog mushers but to do that, they first need to find a home where they can raise and train their team.

  • Bud Jacques is a former Merchant Marine looking for his Alaskan wilderness home with his wife, Susan. He's a man of simple tastes and all he wants is a great view, and somewhere he can spend his days hunting and fishing.

  • Ryan and Skippy want to be able to get everything they need to live right on their own land but after buying a series of homes with major problems, they want this home to be their own piece of Alaska.

  • Mike York and his son Hunter live on Kodiak Island in Alaska but are now looking for a recreational hunting property also in Alaska.

  • Former Broncos kicker Jason Elam and his wife Tammy have moved to Alaska for their post-NFL lives, and they're looking for the ultimate secluded home complete with private island in Sitka, Alaska.

  • Licensed pilot Jackson Meyer and his wife Kandi are on the hunt for a remote cabin for their family in Seldovia, Alaska.

  • A couple wants to upgrade their hunting cabin so that it has running water and electricity for them and their children.

  • Dan Miotke is looking for a cheap property in Alaska that he can fix up into his own man cabin to store all his hunting and fishing toys.

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14 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Hooked on a Lake
    Isolated Village
    Hangar Homes
    Snow Machines & Bear Attacks
    Homer Bound
    Ruff-ing It
    Escape From Juneau
    Flip Flops to Snowshoes
    Million Air
    Kenai Islands
  • Hooked on a Lake

    Steve and Peg Kreun want to live on an Alaska lake in the wilderness of the Mat-Su Valley so they can enjoy the outdoors and fishing.
    Upcoming
  • Isolated Village

    Sean and Jolene want a home in the remote Alaskan village of Gustavus, but there are no roads in or out of town and bears are commonplace.
    Upcoming
  • Hangar Homes

    Born and raised in Alaska, Andy and Nicole's town is so remote that they have airplanes as family vehicles; they are now looking for a home with an airplane hangar and a runway.
    Upcoming
  • Snow Machines & Bear Attacks

    Newlyweds Garret and Noelle want a remote home in the Alaskan wilderness with no road access. The downside is the possibility of unwanted bears dropping by.
    Upcoming
  • Homer Bound

    Nathan and Lindsay are looking for a home in the town of Homer.
    Upcoming
  • Ruff-ing It

    Dog-mushing couple, Pete and Anja Radano, look for an Alaskan home that is right for them and their 21 dogs.
    Upcoming
Buying Alaska

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For the Alaska home buyers featured in this series, the trade-off of basic amenities for stunning vistas and wild surroundings is one they're more than willing to accept. The properties may lack indoor plumbing or electricity, but what they offer beyond the living quarters is the main attraction -- from the ability to hunt and fish from a back deck, to extreme seclusion on a private island, to self-sustaining features such as smokehouses and greenhouses. While the rugged terrain is not the most friendly at times -- dangers lurk in the form of wild animals and unforgiving winters that can lead to isolation -- the adventurous spirits who buy in Alaska wouldn't have it any other way.

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