“Starlight”
© 2001
“…In the early morning hours when temperatures drop well below zero in Denali State Park, the extreme clarity of the atmosphere permits a crisp view of the northern starfields. A lone tumble of rare reddish pink aurora sweeps across the night in brief splendor accenting the tall birch & spruce forest. Within moments the delicate aurora spent its energy & dissipated, leaving only the brilliant starlight to persist before the arrival of dawn…”