Discovering Natural Carbonated Springs in Southeast Alaska with Atz Kilcher

There are days in Alaska where you set out with a simple idea… and end up discovering something that feels almost unreal. During a Southeast tour aboard the Alaskan Gypsy with our friend Atz Kilcher, we decided to search for a natural carbonated spring hidden somewhere in the remote wilderness of Southeast Alaska. What started as a wild idea turned into an unforgettable adventure - rowing without a motor, trekking through mudflats, following the smell of sulfur… and finally finding it. A bubbling spring, straight from the earth. Naturally carbonated water in the middle of nowhere. It tasted like mineral-rich sparkling water… a little wild, a little raw, and completely unforgettable. Along the way: elk sightings, deep Alaskan history, old homesteading knowledge, and the kind of experience that reminds you why we live this life. This is Alaska. Unfiltered. 👉Watch Atz Kilcher’s channel for his storytelling, music, and the deeper rhythm of life that inspires it all: https://youtube.com/@atzkilcherofficial?si=VLY0IxsOKawHr3Jz #Alaska #AtzKilcher #Homesteading #WildWater #OffGridLiving #AlaskanGypsyLife ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Atz kicks it off (legendary intro 😂) 00:48 Rowing in without a motor 03:15 The mission: find carbonated water 04:00 Following the sulfur smell 06:30 Crossing mudflats & first signs 10:10 Wildlife encounter (elk!) 13:00 “Perrier dance” moment 👀 14:20 We FOUND the spring 15:30 First taste of natural sparkling water 17:00 Filling bottles from the earth 19:30 What it actually tastes like 22:00 “Alaskan Gypsy Sparkling Water” idea 😂 24:00 Building up the spring flow 28:30 Walking into the Tongass 33:00 Could there be hot springs too? 37:30 Exploring beyond the spring 41:00 The long way back 48:00 That was a real adventure