In my first summer in Glacier Bay, I wanted to kayak to Reid Glacier, as it was the most accessible tidewater glacier given the day boat’s drop-off points. However, it still required kayakers to cross the bay, which was something that I was not comfortable attempting in my first summer. My second summer I managed to get there, twice, but I will never forget the first time, realizing just how massive the glacier was. I had brought along an inexperienced friend on this kayaking trip, so I let him go and explore the glacier while I dealt with making sure the kayak was secured on shore. I’ll never forget watching him walk towards it as his figure got smaller and smaller in comparison to the glacier, until he was so small that I had a difficult time even seeing him. Photographer: Tom Bergman