UPDATED Feb 2026
How glassy is “glassy”? Here’s a short clip I put together of clips I made playing with a new GoPro last summer. It’s so different to shooting with a regular camera or video camera, there’s a lot to learn. But kinda fun, all the same.
Icy Bay isn’t always this glassy, but it’s unusual either. And it’s an absolutely amazing experience to go out on the water, among these countless icebergs, and just drift along on a kayak, or paddle gently up the fjords. Really, really great fun.
The tune I used here is “Dear Ellen”, by Shane Theriot, from his album, “Highway 90”. I met Shane years ago, when I was in college studying guitar. Shane was teaching there at the ripe young age of 21. He’s awesome. He left the school shortly after my studies ended, and has been playing and writing and producing music since then. He’s currently the guitar player for Hall & Oates, and just last week won a Grammy award. How awesome is that! If you’re interested, you can buy Highway 90 on iTunes.
Back to Icy Bay. We’ve been running sea kayak trips here now for 2 decades, and it never gets old. Definitely one of our favorite places to explore and visit. Rhane and Jared both led kayak trips over there in 2025, and both of them saw and paddled areas of the region none of us have ever explored. There’s always something we haven’t seen before here.
My favorite is Taan Fjord. The paddling up this little Bay is just gorgeous. I’ve never seen water quite as glassy as this. At the same time, over by the Yahtse and Guyot Glacier is pretty amazing because it’s so intense and dynamic. You have multiple glaciers and ice balls and waterfalls and massive big rock faces and all kinds of little nooks and crannies to poke around on.
We’ve camped up on the outcrop we call Arrowhead, which is pretty amazing too, with lots of great hiking and walking. You could explore this place forever.
It’s incredible how over the years this particular region, Icy Bay, has changed so drastically, yet remains just so spectacular. With our new hard-sided kayaks, Delta 17s, we all really enjoy getting back over to this region. We can move so fast and camp in all kinds of new places. It’s just really special here.
There nice new piece on the site about Alaska Sea Kayaking trips; from types of trips, to gear, locations, safety and so on. It’s a pretty comprehensive guide to sea kayaking in Alaska,, Read up if you’re interested!
Enough from me; I hope you enjoy it. Here’s the video
Cheers
Carl
