Denali Park volunteer Craig Patterson celebrates. Rangers and volunteers spend weeks on the slopes of Mt. McKinley every spring, assisting mountain climbers so they can have a safe experience on Denali's mountain peaks. Photo, National Park Service
In Denali's Shadow
Reality TV shows allow a glimpse into an Alaskan lifestyle full of high drama. Actually, the people who live and work throughout Alaska feel very much like ordinary Americans. They just happen to live in Alaska where three weeks of 40 Below is "a cold spell" that eats up your woodpile. Here are some stories of the Alaskans who live and work "in Denali's Shadow."
Denali People
Meet local people who live in towns near Denali National Park.
Working in Denali Park
It's challenging working in a park where hundreds of thousands of people descend on a very short summer season. Visitors have high expectations for their visit to this great wilderness. Some of the people who work here tell what they do.
Art in Denali
Winter gives people time to create, dance, play the fiddle and work on projects. They do work in leather, basketry, quilting and story telling. Here is a glimpse of some of those people.
In Denali's Shadow
Reality TV shows allow a glimpse into an Alaskan lifestyle full of high drama. Actually, the people who live and work throughout Alaska feel very much like ordinary Americans. They just happen to live in Alaska where three weeks of 40 Below is "a cold spell" that eats up your woodpile. Here are some stories of the Alaskans who live and work "in Denali's Shadow."
Denali PeopleMeet local people who live in towns near Denali National Park.
Working in Denali ParkIt's challenging working in a park where hundreds of thousands of people descend on a very short summer season. Visitors have high expectations for their visit to this great wilderness. Some of the people who work here tell what they do.
Art in DenaliWinter gives people time to create, dance, play the fiddle and work on projects. They do work in leather, basketry, quilting and story telling. Here is a glimpse of some of those people.
Living Here
denali people
Working in Denali
stories
Art in Denali
the people
stories of denali
denali people • denali ranger • denali volunteer
denali researcher • denali art
meet alaskans who live and work
near denali
denali people • denali ranger • denali volunteer
denali researcher • denali art
meet alaskans who live and work
near denali
