Into the Midnight Sun

Tonight we are as far north as we are going to be. The last time we were this far north we were just above Fox River, Alaska, the temperature was near zero, and we were behind a team of sled dogs mushing through the snow. Tonight the temperature is almost 70°, and we are farther north than we have ever been. In fact we are closer to earth’s pole now than we were in Antarctica. We both got out of bed at solar midnight, dressed and went out on the deck. What we saw was spectacular. We actually did see the sun at midnight. The entire golden ball was several degrees above the horizon as we looked to the northwest. I took a picture of Glenda in which you can clearly see her shadow. She took one of me as well. Then I dared to point my camera to the sun, and although I under exposed the photograph you get some idea of the beauty of this solar sphere at midnight. The name of this trip is “Into the Midnight Sun.” Tonight we found it.Read more