It was a full moon last night, so we went into the Park when we would usually be getting ready for bed.

We heard more Ptarmigan than we saw. C’s Facebook page has a video posted where you can hear them!

Once the moon came up, it stayed close to the horizon, appearing to rise & set repeatedly as we drove through the mountains.

The park road is temporarily open to the public all of way to mile 30, Teklanika River – we were thrilled to drive further into the park.

Nautical twilight started at 11:40. It is bright enough that you can see why we technically don’t have any night

We were back home yawning at 1 a.m. Glorious night even if we didn’t get the hoped for sight of Denali herself glistening in the moonlight.