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Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

A narrated walk at Bartlett Cove, from Xunaa Shuká Hít, the Huna Tribal House, along the shore past Snow the humpback whale skeleton and the Healing Totem, down the beach and back through the rainforest on the Forest Loop to Glacier Bay Lodge: a homeland the ice overran, the fastest glacial retreat on record, and how life returns to bare ground.

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    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at Xunaa Shuká Hít, the Huna Tribal House. Start at the trailhead; the first story plays when you arrive.
    2. Let's hear itUse headphones or the phone speaker at a comfortable volume. Download the tour while you still have signal.
    3. Stories meet you thereYour phone's location starts each story automatically. Music flows straight into the narration. Keep this page open; it keeps the screen awake for GPS.
    4. You're ready to exploreBartlett Cove is reached by plane or ferry to Gustavus, then 10 miles by road (lodge shuttle or taxi). No entrance fee. The lodge, visitor center and ranger programs run in summer (in 2026 the lodge was open May 21 to September 8); outside that season services are very limited and the Tribal House keeps hours set by tribal use and staffing. Download the tour first: Wi-Fi is at the lodge and the Visitor Information Station. Start on the shoreline trail in front of the Huna Tribal House, a short walk east of the lodge. About 1.3 miles; trails are muddy and slippery when wet. Be bear aware and give moose room.

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    Facts from the National Park Service (Glacier Bay hiking, Exploring Bartlett Cove, Huna Tribal House, Healing Totem Pole, Kaasteen, Glacier Bay homeland, people, Whale 68, mammals, humpback monitoring, plant succession, Glacier Bay Lodge history and Lodge Complex pages; Tlingit Place Names of Huna Káawu; park brochure). Trail geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Music: Mendelssohn, Adagio from String Quartet No. 6, Op. 80, Musopen String Quartet via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service product.