Sunset in Canada

Canadian Sunset outside of the hotel

As the day comes to a close, it dawns on me that I'm actually in Canada and not on U.S. soil anymore. Experiencing my first sunset at about 10:00 PM is surreal in itself, and very captivating. You see, as an observer travels farther and farther North, he or she will experience longer periods of daytime. This is due to the axial tilt of Earth about the Ecliptic Plane (Plane the Solar System seems to reside on) at approximately 23.5 Degrees. At one position it its' orbit, when the Summer Solstice occurs, the Earth's North Pole is inclined to the Sun, at the greatest possible angle in orbit, giving the Northern Hemisphere its' summer, and the Southern, it's winter. 6 months later, the same occurs in the opposite fashion. Anyways, I'll be off to Yellowknife tomorrow. Now for some uninterrupted reading of The Night in Question by Tobias Wolf. A great read recommended by a great friend!