Part 5 | Motorcycle to Alaska's Independence Mine

A favorite Alaskan motorcycle day ride is the route from Anchorage to the historic Independence Mine. This is Part 5 of the Independence Mine Ride series.

After crossing the Knik River, the Old Palmer Highway meanders through the Bodenburg Butte area, named for the solitary glacially-carved hill standing in the otherwise flat flood plain of the Matanuska and Knik Rivers. The Highway pulls alongside the Matanuska River until crossing it into the city of Palmer, home of the Alaska State Fair and it's world-famous enormous produce.

Taking a right turn onto the Glenn Highway, our motorcycle trip now follows the north bank of the Matanuska River until turning away on Farm Loop Road. As it passes through (you guessed it) more farms, this road becomes Palmer Fishhook Road and then Hatcher Pass Road. Finally we are heading into the mountains towards Hatcher Pass.


Check back to Motodometer later for Part 6 of this post.