Hatcher Pass: Ghost Towns, Lakes, Hikes & More on Alaska's Scenic Summer Drive

Hatcher Pass is only open a few months out of the year and it is a fantastic outdoor playground for hikers and road trippers during that time. The road goes over Hatcher Pass Summit and has the fantastic Independence Mine State Park and lots of high altitude lakes along the way. Come with us as we take a road trip over Hatcher Pass in July.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:42 Anchorage to Hatcher Pass
1:22 Gold Bug Trail
4:05 Independence Mine State Historic Park
6:26 Driving to the Hatcher Pass Summit
7:36 April Bowl Trail
11:50 Finishing the Hatcher Pass Road
12:45 Exploring Talkeetna
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  • @Chris_at_Home
    @Chris_at_Home14 күн бұрын

    This is my one my favorite places that I have been taking family visitors for the last 40 years.

  • @janacox75
    @janacox754 ай бұрын

    I cracked up when Amy said she felt like she was in Sound of Music. When I was there, my aunt actually took a short video of me spinning around and breaking into “The hills are alive…with the sound of music….” (My aunt & uncle live in Anchorage and they took my mom & me to Hatcher Pass last time we visited. It was absolutely beautiful. Your video brought back great memories.)

  • @ThroughMyLens

    @ThroughMyLens

    4 ай бұрын

    haha great minds think alike! So glad you got to experience it as well!

  • @brindahoward4527
    @brindahoward45274 ай бұрын

    My dad was stationed in Anchorage in the mid 50s in the Army. He had beautiful pictures and was going to take us to Alaska but we never made it there. Thanks for sharing. Loved the views

  • @BrendaHaltom-cs6ck
    @BrendaHaltom-cs6ck2 ай бұрын

    So Josh and Amy what a hike straight up and what view! I loved those 3 lakes half way up! Wonderful! Thank you!❤️😀🇺🇸🌏

  • @sandin6689
    @sandin66894 ай бұрын

    This area is just 45 minutes from my house. Love the spinach bread, especially at the state fair. Fun to watch 😁

  • @shannoninalaska

    @shannoninalaska

    3 ай бұрын

    I live about that close too but I am scared of the drive. Maybe one day I will get my courage up to drive it.

  • @delorisejones9126
    @delorisejones91264 ай бұрын

    Wow you guys made me live out one of my biggest dreams today and I'm so happy I'm crying right now because I know I will never get to go because I'm afraid to Fly,so thanks y'all for sharing I also love the father and son relationship I new it would be beautiful there in Alaska Thank again 💯🤗

  • @shannoninalaska

    @shannoninalaska

    3 ай бұрын

    You can drive to Alaska. It's much more adventurous that way too.

  • @luxuriousfir
    @luxuriousfir4 ай бұрын

    Love your content!!! Thank you for taking us along:) Happy Trails!!!

  • @virginiagiavarina9383
    @virginiagiavarina93834 ай бұрын

    What a marvelous place !!!

  • @adolfofranquez8349
    @adolfofranquez83494 ай бұрын

    Love the channel so much keep up the good work❤

  • @Ron-kn6ur
    @Ron-kn6ur4 ай бұрын

    I'm from southern part of BC and I've driven there. Great place to explore.

  • @ThroughMyLens

    @ThroughMyLens

    4 ай бұрын

    So cool, that is a fun drive!

  • @louise3993
    @louise39934 ай бұрын

    I don’t know what to say other than stunning views. The mirror lakes and the reflection and the clarity of the water looks amazing. Thanks for sharing this trip. Be safe ❤😊❤

  • @C-TOS
    @C-TOS4 ай бұрын

    What a cool hike. I just realized that you can afford to travel to Alaska more than once relatively quick by plane as you live in California. Thanks for taking us along!

  • @charlesmetherd9136
    @charlesmetherd91364 ай бұрын

    When you're up in the mountains like that it ain't fog. Those are clouds rolling thru. 😉 Love your videos. I'll be using them as a reference for my next trip to Alaska.

  • @diann546
    @diann5464 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. My husband and I spent several days, at two separate times, camping at Gold Mint Campground, last summer. Enjoyed your views. We had some clear sky, but nothing like what you experienced. Of course 2023 was the summer of rain and cooler temps! I hope to get back and spend another 3 months there.

  • @wildzenventures
    @wildzenventures4 ай бұрын

    Your videos just make me want to travel! Thank you for sharing these beautiful landscapes, amazing!

  • @rhondaz356
    @rhondaz3564 ай бұрын

    This was absolutely gorgeous, so breathtaking. I love the various, diverse subjects you cover in each of your super videos, including the local foods. Thank you so very much, Josh. A+ 💚🤠

  • @MajorAddiction
    @MajorAddiction4 ай бұрын

    See you on the next one

  • @ThroughMyLens

    @ThroughMyLens

    4 ай бұрын

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @MsTessLJ
    @MsTessLJ4 ай бұрын

    We were so disappointed that the spinach bread place wasn't open yet when we were there last May.

  • @DyanK614
    @DyanK6144 ай бұрын

    Beautiful scenery! Thank you!!

  • @user-gc3st5kj3s
    @user-gc3st5kj3s4 ай бұрын

    What an incredible area…so beautiful!!

  • @violetbf3773
    @violetbf37734 ай бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL!! 🙌🏽

  • @andreajohnson1796
    @andreajohnson17964 ай бұрын

    Fabulous video, Thanks for sharing it's always wonderful

  • @kplante7881
    @kplante78814 ай бұрын

    Epic views…. Great video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @miriammitchell9677
    @miriammitchell96774 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing 👊

  • @mixeddrinks8100
    @mixeddrinks81004 ай бұрын

    that vendor has the wildest food selection, brazilian limenade, thai curry with buckweat soba?! or brown rice, italian soda, iced mint tea, and spinach bread plus breakfast burritos... though that spinach bread looks pretty good

  • @maryfettig3378
    @maryfettig33784 ай бұрын

    Another great video. Unbelievably beautiful❤ hope to get back to alaska some day!

  • @barrymeyer2805
    @barrymeyer28054 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your videos I so much enjoy them. Watching from Cheyenne Wyoming

  • @prowrestlingisart6742
    @prowrestlingisart67424 ай бұрын

    I think of all the beautiful sights in the video, the most beautiful of all was the spinach bread haha

  • @MovingToAdventure
    @MovingToAdventure4 ай бұрын

    those are some epic hikes!

  • @nevadahiker6661
    @nevadahiker66614 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Glad you got to hike Hatcher Pass...hopefully you got to hike Flattop too at some point!

  • @ThroughMyLens

    @ThroughMyLens

    4 ай бұрын

    We did, it was an awesome hike!

  • @nevadahiker6661

    @nevadahiker6661

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ThroughMyLens I used to hike it 3 or 4 times a week as a trainer for bigger hikes!

  • @tahirrazzaq9494
    @tahirrazzaq94944 ай бұрын

    Alaska is so amazing. First time we went in 2018, we spent a full day at Hatcher’s Pass and did the same stuff you did! Same two hikes. Both amazing! Add the Gold Mint trail and Reed Lakes to your list. They’re Longer trails but they look absolutely fantastic! We missed the Spinach Bread truck though! It wasn’t in Talkeetna when we went. Also you have amazing luck with seeing Denali!

  • @hikingmansteve
    @hikingmansteve4 ай бұрын

    Wow. Very cool. Great video. SR

  • @terizumbusch8408
    @terizumbusch84084 ай бұрын

    Just a beautiful trip, Thank you guys so much for sharing it. So amazing, Is god's world is so amazing!❤

  • @mindiwilhelm4322
    @mindiwilhelm43224 ай бұрын

    Wow. Wow. Wow.

  • @user-cn6de7xe2o
    @user-cn6de7xe2o4 ай бұрын

    Gorgeous views! The only place I've seen that even comes close is the top of Minaret pass in the eastern sierra, but that is very hard to get to! Thank you for sharing. 😍

  • @alking.abwhajr
    @alking.abwhajr4 ай бұрын

    فيديو رائع هنا 🌟🎶🔶

  • @aniamadamag
    @aniamadamag3 ай бұрын

    Amy is so pretty, Hello Amy!

  • @bobbobson8702
    @bobbobson87023 ай бұрын

    Where Da fuq is pop at??

  • @patrickfreeman8257
    @patrickfreeman82574 ай бұрын

    An "amazing area of Alaska"...called Alaska

  • @ceo5855
    @ceo58554 ай бұрын

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO COLORADO

  • @ThroughMyLens

    @ThroughMyLens

    4 ай бұрын

    I hope to in the next year or so!

  • @masudkarim_dipu
    @masudkarim_dipu4 ай бұрын

    Overall California or any other lower 48 states are way more beautiful than Alaska! This is my personal opinion after watching all of your and traveling Robert’s Alaska videos.

  • @ebx100
    @ebx1004 ай бұрын

    Great video, but you might want to monitor the audio level a bit more carefully. In a few places, your narration was much louder than the rest of the video.