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Glacier Bay is a vast Y-shaped fjord on the Southeast coast of Alaska, sheltered from the ocean by the Fairweather range. Only two hundred years ago, when Captain George Vancouver sailed by its mouth, the bay was a solid sheet of nearly a mile of ice. One century later, the glaciers had shrunk back 65 miles, the fastest glacier retreat on record. To travel up the bay is to retrace the path of glacial retreat, from the lush mature spruce and hemlock rain forest near the visitor center at Bartlett cove, to the more thinly vegetated areas more recently de-glaciated, and eventually the glaciers which calve icebergs into the water with a sound described by the Tlingit Indians as "white thunder".

With no road access, the 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, in May 2001 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. See also the pictures of kayaking and camping in Glacier Bay.

In June 2006, I was graciously invited by Dayton Duncan to spend a few days in the Bay on Mike's Negro boat "The Kahsteen", with the crew of Florentine film. In that short period of time, I saw more glaciers and sunshine than during my whole previous exploration, and enjoyed gourmet meals by Megan. I didn't have to even pack a water bottle.

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Pond in Rainforest, Bartlett cove. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Green Island in blue seascape. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Blue scenery of water and mountains at dusk. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Full moon, 1am, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Transluscent iceberg at dawn. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Blue iceberg, Mc Bride inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Landscape with beached icebergs. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Mc Bride glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and reflections, West arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Pointed peaks of Fairweather range emerging from clouds. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Coastal mountains with glacier dropping into icy fjord. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Beach with seaweed exposed at low tide in Reid Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Iceberg and blue ice cave at the base of Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Dwarf fireweed, Lamplugh glacier, and Mt Cooper. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lupine, Lamplugh glacier, and turquoise bay waters. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ice face of Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lamplugh glacier and Mt Cooper, late afternoon. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Beach, translucent iceberg, Lamplugh Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Snowy mountains and icy fjord seen from high point, West Arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Margerie Glacier reflected in Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Blue ice on the tidewater terminus of Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mount Fairweather and Margerie Glacier, sunrise. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Last sunrays catched by the moraine-covered face of Grand Pacific Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mount Forde, Margerie Glacier, Mount Eliza, Grand Pacific Glacier, at sunset. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Tarr Inlet and icebergs with the last light of sunset. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Moss, dwarf fireweed, and rock. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Grizzly bear on rocks by the water. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Woman cooking eggs aboard small tour boat, with glacier in view. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Aerial view of Sitakaday Narrows, late afternoon. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Aerial view of Glacier Bay entrance. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mosses and trees in rainforest, Bartlett Cove. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Trunks in rainforest pond, Bartlett Cove. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Pond in rainforest, Bartlett Cove. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Tree carved by native Tlingit indians, Bartlett Cove. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Temperate rainforest scenery. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Rainforest pond. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Fallen logs in pond. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Drake and Francis Islands. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Drake Island and Francis Island. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Tidal flats, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Rocks covered with mussels at low tide, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Shore with seaweed uncovered by low tide. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Icebergs near Mc Bride glacier, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Translucent iceberg near Mc Bride glacier, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Translucent Iceberg near Mc Bride glacier, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Beached translucent iceberg and Muir inlet at dawn. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs near Mc Bride glacier, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mud flats near Mc Bride glacier, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mud flats above White Thunder ridge, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and mud flats near Mc Bride glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and algae-covered rocks, Mc Bride inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Beached icebergs and McBride Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs, McBride Inlet, and McBride Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mc Bride glacier, Muir inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mc Bride glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Glacier front and inlet. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Coastal scenery with icebergs and tidewater glacier. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Glacial scenery with icebergs and glacier. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Tidal flat with icebergs in the distance. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Blue iceberg, Mc Bride inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Blue icebergs beached near Mc Bride Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Iceberg, Mc Bride inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Reflections in Mc Bride inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Iceberg, Mc Bride inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ice and sunset reflections, Mc Bride inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ice and reflections, Mc Bride inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Accross the West arm from near Scidmore bay. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Charpentier inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Peaks and low rain clouds. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) West Arm, sunset. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Moss-covered rocks in fjord. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Fjord landscape with mountains rising above inlet. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Snowy mountains rising above water. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Storm clouds over the bay, West Arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Stream and West arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Snowy peaks and clouds raising above turquoise waters in sunny weather. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lupine, Lamplugh glacier, and the Bay seen from a high point. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lamplugh glacier and Mt Cooper. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ice-choked waters, West arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) West arm seen from the entrance of John Hopkins inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ice-chocked waters in John Hopkins inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and waterfalls, West arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Snowy slopes reflected in ice-chocked waters. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Marine scenery with snowy mountains and ice. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Snowy mountains rising above fjord. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Fjord landscape with mountains and glaciers. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) John Hopkins inlet with floating ice in late May. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Dwarf plants and John Hopkins inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mt Parker reflected in West arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Beach and Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Stranded icebergs on beach and Reid Glacier terminus. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Seaweed close-up. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Close-up of seaweed. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Crevasses and seracs of Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Reid Inlet and Reid Glacier terminus. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Reid Inlet and Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ice wall detail, Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Iceberg and ice cave at the base of Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and blue ice at the base of Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mount Cooper and Lamplugh Glacier, reflected in rippled waters of West Arm, morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Translucent icebergs at the base of Lamplugh Glacier, morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lamplugh glacier and Mt Cooper. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lamplugh tidewater glacier and Mt Cooper. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lamplugh glacier and Mt Cooper. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Face of Lamplugh Glacier illuminated by the sun on cloudy day. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Kayaker dwarfed by Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Glacier terminus. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Beach iceberg and tidewater glacier front. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Ice wall. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Ice cave at the base of Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Sea birds at the base of Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Rock ledge with dwarf fireweed, Lamplugh glacier, and Mt Cooper. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lupine, Lamplugh glacier, and West Arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Lamplugh glacier and turquoise bay waters. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Iceberg and ice face of Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Tidewater ice front of Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Front of Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Wide face of Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Seracs on the face of Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Seracs on the face of Lamplugh glacier and Mount Cooper. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mt Cooper and Lamplugh glacier, late afternoon. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mount Fairweather, Margerie Glacier, Mount Forde, and Tarr Inlet, early morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Terminal front of Margerie Glacier with blue ice. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ice colored by black moraining debris on the front of Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Margerie Glacier flowing from Mount Fairweather into Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Face of Margerie Glacier on a sunny morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) View looking out Tarr Inlet in the morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and reflections in Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and Grand Pacific Glacier under low clouds. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Waterfall, Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ice-chocked cove in Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Grand Pacific Glacier glowing the the late afternoon light. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Slopes at the base of Mount Barnard illuminated by a late ray of sun. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs in Tarr Inlet, sunset. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and spot of sunlight on slopes around Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Sunset light falling on the base of the peaks around Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mount Eliza and Tarr Inlet under clouds at sunset. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Margerie Glacier, Mount Eliza and Tarr Inlet at sunset. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Ripples and icebergs at sunset, Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and ripples at sunset, Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mount Forde, Margerie Glacier, Mount Eliza, Grand Pacific Glacier, and Tarr Inlet, cloudy sunset. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and last light on mountain, Tarr Inlet, sunset. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Fireweed close-up. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Fireweed and boulders. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Moss, dwarf fireweed, and rocks. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Front of Margerie Glacier against dark mountainside. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Blue ice on the face of Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Iceberg, seabirds, and front of Margerie Glacier with black ice. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Face of Margerie Glacier with black ice. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs, Margerie Glacier, and fog. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Margerie Glacier and foggy mountains surrounding Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icerberg at the base of Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Front of Margerie Glacier in foggy weather. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Icebergs and blue ice face of Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Stream flowing into Tarr Inlet, and Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Terminus face of Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Stream flowing into Tarr Inlet, with Margerie Glacier in background. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mount Fairweather and Margerie Glacier seen across the Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Margerie Glacier flowing from Mount Fairweather into the Tarr Inlet, sunrise. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Mount Fairweather, Margerie Glacier, Mount Forde, and cove. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Golden reflections and blue ice of Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Dwarf fireweed, with Mount Fairweather and Margerie Glacier across bay. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Iceberg, wide front of Margerie Glacier and Fairweather range. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Margerie Glacier flows from Mount Fairweather, early morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Margerie Glacier and Fairweather range. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Front of Margerie Glacier and Fairweather range. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Wide front of Margerie Glacier and Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Snowy mountains of Fairweather range and West Arm, morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) The Fairweather range, West arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Snow-covered Fairweather mountains. Glacier Bay National Park (Panoramic black and white) Dark ridge and cloud shrouded peaks, West Arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Rocky ridge and snowy peaks, West Arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Peaks of Fairweather range with clearing clouds. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Fairweather range with clearing clouds. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Fairweather range and reflections. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Rugged peaks of Fairweather range rising abruptly above the Bay. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Pointed mountain with clouds hanging below. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Tidewater glacier, West Arm. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Topeka Glacier, peak and clouds, late afternoon. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Topeka Glacier, late afternoon. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Bald eagle. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Blad eagle perched on tree branch. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Grizzly bear on beach. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Black bear digging for clams. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Grizzly bear and boulders by the water. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Seal hauled out on iceberg. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cruise ship and snowy peaks. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cruise vessel in blue seascape. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cruise boat in Tarr Inlet next to Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cruise ship and Margerie Glacier at the base of Mt Forde. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cruise ship, Margerie Glacier, and Mt Forde. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cruise ship stopping next to Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cruise ship dwarfed by the face of Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Small tour boat dwarfed by Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Small boat at the head of Tarr Inlet, early morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Small boat in Tarr Inlet, early morning. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Breakfast potatoes in a small boat moored in front of glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Captain guiding boat near Lamplugh glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Captain sitting at the wheel. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Captain steering boat with navigation instruments. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Chef cooking aboard small boat. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Chef preparing sadad in the main cabin of the Kahsteen. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Woman preparing a breakfast aboard small tour boat. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Woman cooking eggs aboard small tour boat, with glacier outside. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Woman prepares breakfast eggs aboard small tour boat, with glacier in view. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Appetizer served in the main cabin of the Kahsteen. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Film crew working on the bow of a small boat. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Man sitting at the bow of a small boat. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Team begins filming a movie sequence. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Crew filming from the deck of a boat. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Film producer taking notes as crew films. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Movie producer taking notes as crew films. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Film crew preparing for landing in a Zodiac. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Film crew carrying a motion picture camera down rocky slopes. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Film crew lands near Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cameraman filming in Tarr Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Film crew met by a skiff after shore excursion. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Film crew embarking on a skiff after shore excursion. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Skiff and tour boat in Reid Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Hiker on a hill below Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Hiker looking at ice wall at the terminus of Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Hiker looking at ice wall at the front of Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) People at the base of Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) People at the base of the Reid Glacier terminus. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cameraman standing in water with camera and tripod filming Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Cameraman standing in water at the base of Reid Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Man in silhouette looking at Tarr Inlet, Fairweather range and Margerie Glacier. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Photographer perched on boat in Reid Inlet. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Photographer perched on boat with Reid Glacier behind. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Passengers eating a soup for lunch. Glacier Bay National Park ( black and white) Captain steering boat using navigation instruments. 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