With its stunning beauty and no state income or sales tax, Alaska might be the perfect retirement destination.

"We did not grow up homesteading or in Alaska or living in the bush ... she said the couple became dissatisfied with living in the city and wanted to have their own property.

Hundreds of miles of hiking trails may surround Juneau, Alaska, but living there year-round is no walk in the park. In the winter, the state's capital city sees less than seven hours of sunlight ...