RHH's photos with the keyword: palmer

Taken on the way to Hatcher Pass north of Palmer, Alaska.

When in Alaska in 2015 we stayed a night in Palmer, north of Anchorage, and spent a day exploring Hatcher Pass and the now-closed Indpendence Gold Mine. The whole area of the pass is beautiful and the mine is fascinating.

This is the old gold-mining town of Independence, Alaska, in Hatcher Pass, north of Anchorage. The mine was one of the most successful in Alaska but closed in 1952.

One of the last days we were in Alaska we drove first from Glennallen to Palmer and then after getting a motel for the evening drove to Hatcher Pass and the Independence Mine. This photo was taken near the top of Hatcher Pass.