After crossing Hatcher Pass we stopped at Independence Mine State Historical Park.

We drove from Willow to Palmer following a loop through Hatcher Pass. It is a beautiful road trip that can be completed in one day including a stop at Independence Mine State Historical Park.

Mount Denali is the highest peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above mean sea level.

We left our campground towards Cantwell.

We woke up with clear skies.

We completed Richardson highway road trip at Delta Junction. We made a U-turn returning to the where Richardson highway meets the west point of Denali Highway close to Paxson.

The scenery from Richardson Highway in the north-south direction was also spetacular.

We stopped for lunch next to Castner Glacier Ice Cave Trail.

We continued our drive towards Delta Junction following Richardson highway.

At the intersection of Glenn and Richardson highways we made a left turn proceeding towards Paxson.

From Palmer we followed Glenn Highway to Matanuska State Recreation area.