Winter solstice was December 21st, which brought us our shortest amount of daylight for the year: 5 hours and 27 minutes. From here on out the days will get longer by about 2 minutes right now and 5 minutes at some point in the spring. Currently the sun rises at about 10:15 a.m. and sets around 3:45 p.m. People wonder how we deal with the dark days -- honestly, you just get used to it. And look forward to summer!
Our wedding is scheduled a few days after the summer solstice and we'll have oodles of daylight for all of you to enjoy: 19 hours and 20 minutes. Which is basically 24 hours of functional daylight -- the sun may set but there is enough light to see and do things by. Most towns have summer solstice celebrations, including Moose Pass, so if you're in town the weekend prior (June 19) be sure to check them out.
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