Sun Returns

From mid-November until January 21 the sun does not shine in this part of the Eagle River Valley because it is too low behind the mountains. We have approx. 4 1/2 hours of daylight during this time but have to drive out the valley or hike in about 4 miles to actually see the sun. From January 21-25 this year the sky was over cast in the AM so it was the 26th before we saw about 20 minutes as the sun passed between two mountains. We now have about 8 hours of daylight and this will continue to increase about 5 minutes a day until during the summer much of Alaska experiences 24 hours of daylight.