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Activities that can be enjoyed in the Hatcher Pass area include Nordic skiing, downhill skiing, mountain climbing, white water kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking, paragliding, berry picking, gold mining, hiking, kite-flying, snowboarding, wildlife viewing and back country camping. [26] [27] Hatcher Pass Road is a good paved biking trail ...
The Independence Mines, now Independence Mine State Historic Park, is the site of a former gold mining operation in the Talkeetna Mountains, across Hatcher Pass from Palmer, Alaska. The area's mining history dates to at least 1897, when active claims were reported in the vicinity of Fishook Creek.
The Little Susitna River is a river in Alaska. It originates in Hatcher Pass, at 1,700 feet (520 m), in the Talkeetna Mountains which form the northern boundary of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. It flows a few dozen miles to the Cook Inlet. It contains a variety of hydrology ranging from flat water near the inlet to class 5 water in Hatcher Pass.
Government Peak is located 11 miles (17.75 km) northwest of Palmer, Alaska, in the Talkeetna Mountains, on land managed as the Hatcher Pass East Management Area of the state park system. The Government Peak Recreation Area lies at the southern foot of the mountain.
Lynx Peak is located 20 miles (32 km) north of Palmer, Alaska, in the Talkeetna Mountains and in the Hatcher Pass Management Area of the state park system. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's south slope drains into headwaters of the Little Susitna River, whereas the west side drains to Reed Creek which flows to the Little Susitna, and the north slope drains to Bartholf Creek which is a ...
Feb. 18—The last time the former owner and founder of Hatcher Pass Lodge walked out the door, his right-hand man, Jeff Polk, made him a promise. "On his way out the door for the very last time ...