Independence Mine is located up the Hatcher Pass Road, in the mountains just to the north of Palmer. The road winds up through beautiful mountain scenery, past rushing mountain streams
We have a delightful lunch in a ski chalet perched on a hill overlooking the valley below. This is a popular cross country ski area in the winter. Now the snow has been replaced by beautiful wildflowers.
The mine stopped working in the early 1900's, but some restoration projects are under way. The major part of the mine operations are at about 3500 ft., well above the timberline which is approximately 2500 ft here.
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