Summer Solstice in Alaska is a special day to most Alaskans. While the 4th of July is nice, it’s hard to enjoy fireworks when it doesn’t really get dark (we usually save the big Fireworks displays for New Year’s Eve and Fur Rondy). But on the longest day of the year, June 21st, you will find most Alaskans out enjoying the sun wherever they can.
For me and my husband we got to spend it out at our cabin in the interior this year. What a difference two months makes! When we came out here in April, there was still two feet of snow on the ground. When we came out in May, the snow was gone, but patches could still be seen in the shaded, low areas. Now our trees are in full bloom, the leaves opening up.
It is amazing to see everything burst into life for such a short time.
We try to get out and enjoy it as much as possible. By September, we could already have snow. It is amazing how fast the season turns. Right now as I post this, the days are starting to get shorter and the cold season is approaching.