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An off-grid getaway in Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands
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An off-grid getaway in Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands

  • By NICOLE EVATT Associated Press
  • Aug 13, 2021
  • Aug 13, 2021 Updated Jan 16, 2024
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The roar of our rusty pickup truck rumbling down a dirt road on Alaska’s Adak Island is the only sound for miles besides the constant howling wind.

Classic rock plays on the only radio station in this remote destination on the Aleutian chain, about halfway between Seattle and Tokyo. Purple lupine line the road through grassy tundra, with snowcapped mountains and the smoking Great Sitkin volcano in the distance.

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