# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CY77ypYjfWe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21025265-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/e85b39ca21.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-01-20T03:16:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Alpenglow and a moonrise to boot! 

This full moon is the first of the year, known as the wolf moon. Thanks to the early sunset (3:51 pm) in Glacier Bay, this moonrise timed perfectly with the sunset to paint a beautiful scene. For those that don’t know, Alpenglow is an atmospheric optical phenomenon which makes mountains appear to glow in a light pink or red hue. It occurs just after the Sun sets or just before it rises. 

Images: Pink sky, glowing snow-covered mountains, and a bright full moon over Bartlett Cove, Alaska. Enjoy these photos shared by SCA intern Greta Ketchner. 

#winterwonderland #moon #alaska #glacierbaynationalpark #nationalparkservice #reflection

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

alaska, moon, winterwonderland, reflection, glacierbaynationalpark, nationalparkservice

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