Happy New Year’s Eve from the #FBI! This photo, which was taken by a special agent while on a camping trip in Alaska, inspires us to reflect on the end of 2019 and the beginning of a new year. Read the full story behind the picture in the agent’s own words. 
Special Agent: "As memory serves, I took this on the spring equinox several years back. I had intended to capture the full moon rising over the Chugach Mountains, and summited Mount Baldy earlier in the day to set up camp."
Special Agent: "Mount Baldy is a popular hike in the Eagle River area and a place I frequently visit—though this would be my first winter overnight there."
Special Agent: "I made dinner after I set up camp and watched the sun set over Anchorage and the Cook Inlet. Despite the cold, I didn’t put the outer shell on the tent, so I could see the stars."
Special Agent: "Later that night, I was woken to the sound of coyotes. Coyotes aren’t the best way to wake up, but the sight of the Northern Lights overhead gobsmacked me. I must’ve lain there for an hour and watched them dance overhead before deciding to grab some frames."
Special Agent: "The perspective of the photo is generally NNE, from Mount Baldy to Black Tail Rocks. Eagle River and Anchorage are behind me. The glow from the tent is my headlamp."
Special Agent: "Since then, I've spent many nights up on the peaks and ridges around Eagle River, in all seasons, but none treated me to a show quite like this."
