Meet Todd Patten. He’s living in a cabin out in Alaska. And that’s not as easy as it sounds.
With no bathroom or running water, living in a cabin is not piece of cake, but Patten says that it also has its pros.
Patten fell in love with this place after finding a road whilst traveling with his girlfriend all the way from Detroit to Alaska.
Simply standing amongst the nature, admiring and photographing some of the most amazing landscapes in the U.S. made him want to stay there. For good.
After a raising a family in Detroit, he remembered his dream: to live in Alaska.
He started by living in Anchorage, where he found a job and started saving money for a cabin out in the wild.
Two years went by and he finally bought his cabin, which turned out to be pretty cheap due to the cold temperatures, lack of urban life, and the fact that there weren’t any jobs out there.
It’s been four years since Todd decided to quit everything to live out his dream. But this hasn’t been simple. Everyday requires work, from finding and cutting wood, traveling to the lake for drinkable water and putting up with the winter snow.
On top of this, his schedule needs to be perfectly planned, since winter days only have four hours of sunlight while in the summer the sun sets at 3 a.m.
According to Patten, summer is when you get the most exercise, since the days last so much longer and he’s not stuck in the cabin for warmth. Also, the hike for water is three miles down, while the hike back up requires him to carry 8 gallons of water.
He can chop wood or go to the town for groceries.
Groceries. That’s another treat. Patten needs to be extra careful when choosing which groceries to buy. Because for example, if he decides to cook a steak, he might be inviting bears for dinner. Although bears are not actually aggressive to human beings, but some ribs can make them go a little nuts.
This all changes during winter, because bears hybernate. So this becomes Patten’s time to feast – he goes crazy for every meat available and cooks it right in his homemade oven.
So, if you’re thinking this is the life for you, Patten will make you think otherwise.
He states that it’s impossible to stay inside for seven days straight, since you can get cabin fever. So he goes to town and talks to people, grabs an occasional beer, and stays balanced.
Patten learned that “less is more”, and that when your backyard gives you views to the most beautiful Northern lights, then this is just about enough.
And that’s worth skipping a little sleep.
If you want to know more about Todd’s life, follow his Instagram account. It’s filled with amazing pictures and landscapes of his simple life out in the woods.
And remember that less is more, and to always enjoy the little things.
Keep rolling till you find something you love…
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