We stayed near Palmer & then spent the day exploring Independence Mine ($5 parking and then tried to do a hike at Hatcher Pass. It was so foggy we decided not to do the whole April Bowl hike
Palmer
Chin’an St Nicholas Church
Noisy Goose Restaurant A 40.7, Jimbo’s Food bus
Palmer House flats – moose
Independence Mine Park – 2 min 9-6, cheaper to park farther away
Matanuska Glacier – 95/pp 9:30, 2:30
View A 101.5, 99.3. River 94.8
Reindeer Farm $15 1 hr 5561 S Bodenburg Loop Rd
Musk Ox Farm 12850 E Archie Rd 11/5 1 hour
Hatcher Pass
April Bowl loop via Hatch Peak 2.4 mi RT – continue on ridge & down other side of lake. Hatcher Pass Rd mile 19
Sky Scraper Mt 1.9 mi Mod Mile 18.5
Hatcher Pass sign – close to Summit Lake
Summit Lake
Gold Card Lake trail
Willow – dog sledding 145 pp
Wasilla
Iditarod Head 8-5
Talkeetna
Spinach bread, Brew pub, Mt High Pizza pie, Flying Squirrel Bakery
Mile 13 view
River View Park
Nagley Store
Sundog Racing kennel