Hikers, Glacier Bay National Park

Photograph by JK Putnam, Your Shot

My wife and I paddled up the west arm of Glacier Bay and back on an eight-day kayak trip in Alaska s Glacier Bay National Park . We were on our own for the majority of the trip. We went days without seeing other people, but we never felt alone. This trip strengthened the already well-founded bond between us. I took this photo so that we would always have something to remind ourselves of this experience and how much closer we grew during it.

(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)

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