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With no road access, Glacier Bay National Park is a marine wilderness which can be explored only by water travel. While most visitors experience the park through the deck of a cruise ship or tour boat, Arnd Pralle and I set up to kayak for nearly two weeks so that we could experience the vastness of the bay through a low waterline, observe closely wildlife thanks to a quiet vessel, cross narrow channels and iceberg-chocked passageways not accessible to boats, paddle and land as close to the glaciers as possible, and camp on isolated beaches. Despite the wet weather, huge tides and currents, ice-cold waters, we came to appreciate why the Bay is considered by many to be among the finest sea-kayaking grounds in the world. Using the park water shuttle system to get our double kayak closer to our destinations, we were able to explore the intensely wild world of the tranquil Muir Inlet, closed to cruise boats, and then the spectacular West arm, up to the John Hopkins inlet.

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Kayaks loaded on the deck of Glacier Bay Lodge concession boat. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker standing with gear wrapped in plastic bags after drop-off. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker pulling on shore at midnight, Muir Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Camp on the flats near McBride Glacier with kayak parked nearby. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Diner close to Adams Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayakers relaxing on a beach between Rendu Inlet and Russel Island. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker tying up gear on top of the kayak, East Arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Park visitor looking, camp in front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Visitor in tent looking outside to Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Eating breakfast in front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker dwarfed by Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker at the base of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker on ice-chocked waters close to John Hopkins Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaks prow, floating icebergs, and glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker tows kayak near Scidmore Bay. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker tows kayak into a shallow tidal channel into Scidmore Bay. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker packing tight into a double kayak. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker unloading the kayak by throwing stuff sacks out. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Campfire in Charpentier Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayakers paddle a double kayak in Hugh Miller Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Hiker looking at a tree carved by native Tlingit indians, Bartlett Cove. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayakers in dry suits on the deck of Glacier Bay Lodge concession boat. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker comes down Glacier Bay Lodge concession boat for a drop-off. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker standing with gear wrapped in plastic bags after drop-off. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker retrieving kayak after drop-off. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker loading gear into a double kayak. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Eating on the shores of Muir Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker unloading gear from a double kayak. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddling in Muir Inlet at midnight. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddling in Muir Inlet at midnight. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Camp on the flats near McBride Glacier with kayak parked nearby. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Taxi boat, kayaks, and icebergs near McBride Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddling in Muir Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddling away from shore in Muir Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker standing next to dry bag and kayak on a small island in Muir Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker getting into the kayak, Muir Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker firing up the stove, Muir Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker looking at the map, East Arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayakers enjoying the rare sunshine after dinner, East Arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayakers getting into their tents for the night, East Arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker sitting at a rear of a double kayak with the Fairweather range in the background. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker tying up gear on top of the kayak, East Arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Large format photographer wearing kayaking gear on a beach in East Arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Camp on an outcrop overlooking the East Arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker unloading kayak. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker towing kayak, East arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker towing kayak, East arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker towing kayak, East arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Cruise ship, East arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayak and cruise ship, East arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayak and cruise ship, East arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddles in a shallow tidal channel into Scidmore Bay. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker standing in Scidmore Bay next to a shallow tidal channel. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker towing the kayak in the narrowest part of a tidal channel into Scidmore Bay. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker standing in Scidmore Bay next to a shallow tidal channel. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayakers land in Hugh Miller Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayakers land in Hugh Miller Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayakers in Hugh Miller Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Camper lying in sleeping bag looks at Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Campers set-up a tent in front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Eating in front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Cooking in front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Eating in front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Setting up a tent in front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Setting up a tent in front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Camper, tent, and East Arm. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker sitting in loaded double kayak near Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker pausing amongst icebergs near John Hopkins Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Photographing John Hopkins Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker dwarfed by the front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker bellow the front of Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddling bellow Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddling away from Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddling amongst icebergs. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker dwarfed by Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker and icebergs. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayaker paddling amongst icebergs near John Hopkins Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color) Kayak's prow, floating icebergs, and glacier. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska ( color)
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