Hatcher Pass & Independence Mine Alaska

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












Start of April bowl hike across from Hatcher Pass sign.










 

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