11. Jake Hill: Seasonal…and the Livin’ Is Easy

Jake Hill grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and fully expected to find a "normal job" when he graduated from college. In 2008, however, he got a summer job in Denali, Alaska that introduced him to the wide world of seasonal work, and it changed his life. The following summer he met the love of his life, Anna, and they spent the next 8 years traveling, working, and exploring throughout the winters and returning to Denali every summer. Eventually, Denali felt so much like home that they decided to stick around for a winter. They now own a small cabin just outside Denali National Park where they live year-round with their retired sled dog Tuya. Though they are now year-round residents, they still prefer to work only seasonally