Our adventure began with L.A.B. flying service in Juneau.  We were anxious to arrive at the bustling Juneau airport with enough time to get through Security and to the plane (sarcasm is just one of my talents).  We arrived, oh, at least an hour and a half before our flight.

L.A.B. isn't "through Security".  They don't even ask if you are carrying anything you shouldn't be (yeh, like hijacking a 4-seater plane would accomplish anything).  They make you "check" your purse (which consists of strapping it in behind the seat).   They weigh you.

But most significantly, it was suddenly obvious why these things are called "air taxis".

Remember that I said we were early?  When we arrived, the woman at the counter asked us, "Are you ready to go?  Do you just want to go now?"  Apparently schedules are just sort of a guideline - we were ready, they were ready, so there was no reason to just sit around for an hour and a half.  How refreshing!

  Glacier Bay is a national park.  Bartlett Cove (the park's primary port of entry) is 65 miles west of Juneau.

  It was about a 20 minute flight to Gustavus (at 1200 feet altitude), and then a ten mile drive from Gustavus to the lodge.  There are no roads to Glacier Bay, and the only road in the park is between Bartlett Cove and Gustavus.  Gustavus is accessible only by ferry or air taxi.

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a massive park.  It commands 3.3 million acres of wilderness that stretch northward from Alaska’s inside passage to the Alsek River.

Glacier Bay travel website