{"id":5030,"date":"2020-08-28T22:57:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=5030"},"modified":"2021-02-27T08:46:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T00:46:16","slug":"20200828road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/28\/20200828road\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 6 of 2020 Alaska Trip, Mount Healy Overlook Trail and Driving to Palmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sixth day of our Alaska trip. I would be hiking Mount Healy Overlook Trail in Denali National Park in the morning, after which we would be driving to the town of Palmer where we would spend our last night in Alaska.<\/p>\n

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Our plan of the day was to drive from Denali to Palmer, so that the next day we could hike some nearby trail (Lazy Mountain) before flying back to Seattle. The drive was predicted by Google Maps to take only 4 hours, so we have time to spend on other activities. At the end, I chose to hike a short trail in the morning near Denali’s entrance, Mount Healy Overlook (while my friend chose to stay in the comfort of his bed). We would also pay a visit to Independence Mine State Historical Park and nearby Hatcher Pass in the afternoon, for some history of the region.<\/p>\n

Mount Healy Overlook Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n

At about 7:15, I reached the trailhead for Mount Healy. There were ample parking spaces at the nearby Denali Visitor Center. The entire trail was 5 mi \/ 8 km roundtrip with 540m elevation gain.<\/p>\n

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Here’s GPS tracking:
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