My family left Alaska when I was very young; so my claim to an opinion as an Alaskan is small.
These people seem to be placing two of the most integral components forming Alaskan culture at odds: Alaska as a place to remake yourself and be "different", and Alaska as true wilderness that requires real effort to access.
I have to wonder if the latter does not provide the "relief valve" and "good fences" that allows the former, and that perhaps these people are shooting themselves in the foot.
I also wonder if any other private holdings exist nearby. If other private land is near the rights of these property owners, who may have bought specifically for the remoteness, would come into play. I would little appreciate having a road dozed right past my fly in only hunting cabin.
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