Summer's Here!

The arrival of summer is a big day here at our float cabin on Powell Lake. Summer means warm days, usually cool nights, and lots of fun activities. However, our location reduces the amount of direct sunlight. 

On June 21, 2026, official sunrise was at 5:09 am. Here's our sunrise at 7:53 over the left peak of Goat Island.

Official sunset was 9:30 pm. For us, it was 5:49 over the granite cliff behind our cabin. On the longest day direct sunlight was 9 hours and 56 minutes. Official would have been over 16 hours.

We enjoy indirect light until the sun sets behind the Bunster Range behind us. We call it second sunset when the shadow goes from the bottom to the top of Goat Island. It's fun to watch from our front porch.

Until actual sunset there's enough light to do things outdoors and safely get home in the boat. Also, here's a post (click here) comparing sunlight on the first day of summer to the first day of winter.  -- Margy