{"id":69406,"date":"2023-09-27T14:19:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=69406"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:19:32","slug":"inside-alaskan-village-of-only-100-people-thats-run-by-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/inside-alaskan-village-of-only-100-people-thats-run-by-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Alaskan village of only 100 people that&apos;s &apos;run by dogs&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Traveler goes inside remote Alaskan village that is &#8216;run by DOGS&#8217; and has a population of just 100 PEOPLE &#8211; revealing what life is really like in the isolated haven that is only accessible via ONE footbridge<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Travel influencer Allyson Overland visited\u00a0a town where everyone has a dog<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>McCarthy, Alaska is a remote village home to only 100 people &#8211; and dogs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Allyson, who lives in a van with her dog, said the pair &#8216;fit right in&#8217; in the town<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Who run the world? In this remote Alaskan town, it&#8217;s the dogs.<\/p>\n<p>A travel influencer has shared her tales after adventuring to the town of McCarthy that is home to only 100 people &#8211; and almost all of them have dogs.<\/p>\n<p>In her video shared to TikTok, user Allyson Overland &#8211; who vlogs her travel with her beloved pooch Kenai &#8211;\u00a0told her followers: &#8216;When I heard there was a town in Alaska ran by dogs I had to check it out.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The remote village is located 120 miles northeast of the foot of the Wrangell Mountains, and as Allyson explains, it is quite hard to get to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75702011-12546499-image-a-57_1695327980663.jpg\" height=\"1030\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>TikTok content creator Allyson Overland said as soon as she heard about the village in Alaska, she had to go<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/16\/75735037-12546499-image-a-47_1695396188084.jpg\" height=\"1060\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The tiny town is only accessible by a footbridge, which boasts beautiful scenic views<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is pretty much off the beaten path so to get there you have to drive 60 miles down a narrow dirt road with a lot of potholes,&#8217; she explained in the voiceover, as she showed footage of winding roads and breathtaking mountains.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Despite the fact that it took me four and a half hours to get 180 miles today the views were incredible the entire drive,&#8217; she continued as she showed footage of her beautiful &#8211; but treacherous &#8211; journey.<\/p>\n<p>After finally getting in to the remote town &#8211; which was only accessible by foot &#8211; she made it to McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Even though it was quite an ordeal to the dog haven, Allyson set up camp in a beautiful area as soon as she got there, and was walking around the quiet streets with her own pup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was told that pretty much everyone in this town owns a dog,&#8217; she said, panning around the community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And they weren&#8217;t wrong.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to Allyson, most of the dogs are allowed off leash and are well behaved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[Some of them are] hanging around the restaurants and waiting for someone to give them scraps,&#8217;\u00a0she explained, filming one dog hovering near a doorway.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75701985-12546499-Allyson_said_they_felt_right_at_home_in_the_adorable_town_Pictur-a-9_1695394316791.jpg\" height=\"1071\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Allyson said they felt right at home in the adorable town. Pictured is one of the businesses<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75733121-12546499-Although_the_journey_was_long_and_not_linear_Allyson_said_it_was-m-41_1695393457141.jpg\" height=\"312\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75733123-12546499-image-m-43_1695393487452.jpg\" height=\"312\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Although the journey was long and not linear, Allyson said it was worth it for stunning views like the ones pictured<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75733119-12546499-The_loving_dog_owner_said_the_views_were_incredible_the_entire_d-m-45_1695393576870.jpg\" height=\"589\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The loving dog owner said the views &#8216;were incredible the entire drive&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75701987-12546499-Allyson_said_most_dogs_are_off_leash_but_are_well_behaved_with_t-a-36_1695393353879.jpg\" height=\"763\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Allyson said most dogs were off-leash, but are well behaved. This pup is hanging around for scraps outside a restaurant<\/p>\n<p>Everyone owns a dog here so we fit right in! Welcome to #McCarthy Alaska \u263a\ufe0f #vanlife #vanlifevlog #travelalaska <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But they do know their boundaries,&#8217; she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the caption, Allyson quipped her and Kenai &#8216;fit right in.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Travel Alaska website, dogs have a long history in McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was the dog mushing (transport method powered by dogs) capital of Alaska&#8217;s early days and they help keep unwelcome wildlife away from the center of town,&#8217; it reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They&#8217;re not feral, they&#8217;re joyful. It&#8217;s no coincidence that the dogs of McCarthy will welcome your dog to our town.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Commenters were in awe of the gorgeous scenery &#8211; and that the dogs could roam so freely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This looks like heaven,&#8217; one user gushed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75705279-12546499-After_traveling_for_four_hours_Allyson_said_she_and_her_pooch_fe-a-11_1695394659118.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Allyson and her dog, Kenai, have been traveling for four years in her van\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75705287-12546499-Allyson_and_her_dog_Kenai_have_been_traveling_for_four_years_in_-a-12_1695394686918.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0As a remote worker, the social media manager decided to travel indefinitely, writing in her bio she&#8217;s &#8216;on a mission to give my dog the best life possible&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/16\/75727309-12546499-image-a-46_1695396151890.jpg\" height=\"109\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75727311-12546499-image-a-14_1695394690850.jpg\" height=\"110\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/15\/75727307-12546499-image-a-15_1695394693070.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Many TikTok users loved the tour and expressed that they wanted to go themselves, describing it as &#8216;heaven&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sounds like McCarthy is where I belong,&#8217; another TikTok user joked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I need to live there. A town of dogs is heaven,&#8217; a third agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I need to go,&#8217; someone else said urgently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Allyson started travelling with her seven-year-old pooch four years ago, documenting her renovations after purchasing a new van in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>As a remote worker, the social media manager decided to travel indefinitely, writing in her bio she&#8217;s &#8216;on a mission to give my dog the best life possible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12546499\/Alaska-town-McCarthy-100-people-run-dogs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traveler goes inside remote Alaskan village that is &#8216;run by DOGS&#8217; and has a population of just 100 PEOPLE &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US Entertainment News. 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