Home Shore visits tidewater glaciers in Stephens Passage's Holkham Bay, site of spectacular Tracy Arm. Holkham Bay is the highlight of our "Mainland Glacier" route,
between Sitka and Petersburg.
Guests often choose to paddle through the ice floes, wearing warm clothing.
Our guide reviews safety precautions for kayaking in icy fjords.
Harbor seals lay on nearby icebergs.
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On other routes in northern Southeast Alaska, receded tidewater glacier faces and hanging mountain glaciers are visible at a distance.
They form magnificent backdrops for our activities in Glacier Bay National Park.
Glacier ice takes shapes that are endlessly fascinating. Each iceberg is a Rorschach test - what does that one look like?
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