48 Amazing Hours Exploring Hatcher Pass Alaska - Up to the Arctic Part 5

We are Easy Day Adventures, a family of four taking one adventure at a time. In this video series we are pointing North to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to go swimming up in the Arctic Ocean. Why? Because it’s there. Plus, it will make a great adventure for our growing boys who are learning how to dream BIG. Why not come along for the ride? Sometimes we live on our sailboat, other times we explore Terra Firma with our OVRLND rig. Either way, it’s always an adventure! In this video we travel about 800 miles from Juneau to Hatcher Pass where we find an absolutely stunning hike on Marmot Peak. We first take a ferry from Juneau to Haines where we begin our time on the road. We journey through the Haines Highway Summit on a rainy day after crossing back into British Colombia reaching Haines Junction in the afternoon. The following day held another border crossing back into Alaska where we found a nice campsite on Indian Creek between Tok and Palmer. Our third travel day held views of the Matanuska Glacier and errands in the Palmer/Wasilla area. Finally, it was time to see Hatcher Pass which exceeded ALL of our expectations. Our first night was on a small pullout on Archangel Road with stunning 360-degree views. The following day held the most beautiful hike of our trip so far. An approximately 4 mile out and back hike up Marmot Peak held insane views of the Talkeetna Range. Once you gain the ridge, a special knife blade path takes you higher to the proper summit. We will never forget that hike. That afternoon we explored a little more and were rewarded for it. After driving to the end of Upper Willow Road, we found a campsite on public land with a triumphant view of the whole valley. The boys slept well that night after they opted for an after-dinner hike close to the campsite. What an amazing place! We hope you enjoy and thank you for watching! 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Ferry to Haines 01:14 - Haines Highway Summit 02:19 - Roadschooling 03:14 - Lunch Break on the Alaska Highway 04:46 - Indian Creek Campsite 05:54 - Matanuska Glacier 06:20 - Hatcher Pass Road 07:13 - Camping Archangel Road 08:23 - Getting Up 09:33 - Marmot Peak 13:17 - Hatcher Pass Summit 14:17 - Upper Willow Rd Campsite 15:22 - Kids Hike