The coronavirus pandemic has spiked buyer interest in off-the-grid properties like these. “I’m probably the poster child for social distancing,” one homeowner said. “It’s the way of life I’ve chosen.”
In winter, it isn’t unusual for Holland Dutton to go three weeks without seeing another person.
Her home, spanning about 18 acres on the Green River in Wyoming, is located off a dirt road surrounded by the Bridger-Teton National Forest. She can make the hourlong drive to the nearest town by car in summer, but when there is snow on the ground her property can only be reached by snowmobile, said Ms. Dutton, a 66-year-old artist who has lived there alone for the past two years.
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