Ptarmigan Tracks Newsletter
Each fall, we take time to reflect on the summer's happenings, review the many special sightings recorded by our guests and naturalists, and remember fondly the people and stories that enliven our history. What results is Ptarmigan Tracks, an annual newsletter that we hope you find entertaining and informative.
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The Newsletter of
Camp Denali,
North Face Lodge,
& Parkside Guest House
Vol. XXXIV
November 2009
Edited by Ellen Horbett
and Jan Tomsen
Illustrations by William D. Berry and Amanda P. Devine
P.O. Box 67
Denali National Park, AK 99755
(907) 683-2290
info@campdenali.com
www.campdenali.com
Interested in Working in Denali?
The enthusiasm of our staff is often what makes the guest experience at Camp Denali and North Face Lodge so memorable. If you know of someone who would be a good fit for our organization, encourage him or her to view the employment page.
General staff positions are available for the 2010 season, as well as the following professional seasonal positions:
Dinner Chefs, Naturalist Guides
**Registered Nurses are encouraged to apply for any of our seasonal positions.
The Place Where Grayling Are Fished For
Of the thousand ways we know her,
Kantishna assumes the same, safe air of Home.
In the descending night the signs are everywhere.
Things begin, then end, but still are,
as this earth’s latitude retakes its own.
Without suffering or regret
there is no apology here for frailty;
or of fading, or winnowing.
So much about the granting of greatness
is capricious, yet the capacity
for tenderness still exists in Kantishna.
I am aware how good it is to not know;
to care for things I never knew existed;
yes, even to admit matters will continue
without me. Infinite ones, such as
the route of the grizzly lumbering into sunlight.
Infinitesimal too, wreathing Denali
in its own snow mass of wind cloud
while encircling gold bursts the willows.
Creation cannot hide in the bold,
close night of overhead stars.
These hours fall by compass degree,
and days, severe and beautiful,
round to completion, altering all within reach.
Kantishna has assumed the safe, same air of Home.
-Jill Carter, 2009
There is still limited 2010 Availability!
While some sessions have filled, we do still have availability during a selection of dates at Camp Denali and North Face Lodge throughout this upcoming summer. Call or email us; we enjoy corresponding with you personally.
