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Forbes
06-06-2025
- Forbes
When Is Summer Solstice In 2025, And Where To Celebrate It In The U.S.
The summer solstice is an astronomical event marking the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. As the longest day of the year, it offers the perfect excuse to slow down and connect with nature, yourself, or others. In 2025, the summer solstice falls on June 20, with exact timing varying by location. In New York City, the solstice occurs at 10:42 PM EDT, capping a day with over 15 hours of daylight, from a 4:44 AM sunrise to a 9:22 PM sunset. Miami, farther south, sees about 13 hours and 48 minutes of daylight, with sunrise around 6:25 AM and sunset at 8:13 PM EDT. On the West Coast, Los Angeles welcomes the solstice at 7:42 PM PDT, marking 14 hours and 25 minutes of daylight between 5:41 AM and 8:07 PM. In the far North, Anchorage, Alaska, will enjoy nearly 19 hours and 22 minutes of daylight, with the sun rising at 4:20 AM and setting close to 11:42 PM AKDT. Honolulu, Hawaii will experience about 13 hours and 25 minutes of daylight. The sun will rise at approximately 5:50 AM and set around 7:15 PM HST. From Stonehenge in the United Kingdom to the Carnac Stones in France and Uxmal in Mexico's Yucatán, ancient cultures built sacred sites that aligned with the sun, moon and stars. It is the same in the United States. From Ohio's Serpent Mound to Arizona's Petrified Forest and the Aztec Ruins in New Mexico, there are a few excellent examples of locations that respond to the sunlight. This UNESCO World Heritage Site features ancient Puebloan structures aligned with solar events like Casa Rinconada. On June 21, the first 100 visitors who arrive before the gates open at 5:15 AM can witness sunlight passing through a window and striking the solstice alignments built into the opposite wall. The Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot prehistoric earthwork that follows the shape of a winding serpent while its head aligns with the sunset on the summer solstice. The 2025 Summer Solstice Celebration Festival, hosted by the Friends of Serpent Mound, offers a unique opportunity to experience ancient traditions between June 20 and June 22. The annual event features a wide range of programming, from educational workshops on archaeoastronomy, Indigenous history, and traditional crafts to cultural performances by folk musicians and drumming groups, as well as guided canoe tours and crater rim hikes. Serpent Mound Prehistoric Monument in Ohio, U.S. getty The Petrified Forest National Park is home to over 1,000 archaeological sites, including numerous petroglyphs created by Ancestral Pueblo people over centuries. The most notable locations are Newspaper Rock and Puerco Pueblo. At Puerco Pueblo, a spiral petroglyph carved on a boulder interacts with a narrow beam of sunlight. At each summer solstice, the light passes across an even larger boulder and touches the center of the spiral. A short paved trail leads to this site to witness this solar event and explore one of the Southwest's most accessible prehistoric calendars. Canyon Ranch is a luxury wellness resort offering all-inclusive retreats focused on health, mindfulness and personal transformation in Tuscon, Arizona, Lenox, Massachusetts and Woodside, California. Summer Solstice Discovery Week between June 19–25, 2025, in the Sonoran Desert foothills near the Santa Catalina Mountains is a week-long program by its Tucson resort that includes sunrise yoga, floating sound meditations, heart chakra-focused yoga sessions and desert soul awakening ceremonies. The Summer Solstice Retreat by We Care Spa runs between June 22–28, 2025 in Desert Hot Springs, blending liquid detox, spa therapies and guided meditations led by psychic medium AJA Daashuur. Designed to align with solstice energy, the retreat offers spiritual sessions, one-on-one spirit guide readings and holistic wellness in a luxury setting. Whether it is witnessing ancient petroglyphs come alive with sunlight, meditating in the desert, or simply soaking in the longest golden hour of the year, the summer solstice offers a rare moment to be fully present. The only question is: where will you be?
The Age
26-05-2025
- The Age
America's greatest natural wonder contains more wonders within it
Entering the Grand Canyon is a serious undertaking, and the National Parks Service forcefully stresses that no-one should attempt to hike to the Colorado River and back in a day. The Bright Angel Trail is the most popular trail inside the canyon, stretching 15.3 kilometres from the South Rim to the Bright Angel Campground on the northern side of the river. The initial stages switch back between the steep cliffs of a side canyon, with bighorn sheep, mules, butterflies and condors often appearing on the way to the cottonwood tree-lined Havasupai Gardens oasis. Brave the Grand Canyon Skywalk On Hualapai Indian land at Grand Canyon West, the Grand Canyon Skywalk is a cantilevered platform jutting out from Eagle Point, 1100 metres above the Colorado River. Obviously, this makes for highly impressive views of the deep, splintering canyon, but the extra twist is that the platform is made of see-through glass. Looking down between your legs becomes a test of nerve. The timid should be reassured by the knowledge that the Skywalk is engineered to be strong enough to hold 70 fully loaded Boeing 747s. See Raft the Colorado River Most rafting adventures through the Grand Canyon are strenuous multi-day expeditions, but the Hualapai River Runners offer one-day trips on a motorised raft from Peach Springs. These Native American-led tours initially tackle some relatively gentle rapids before continuing on a peaceful float past caverns, side canyons and waterfalls. They talk history and nature on the way as the murky brown Colorado continues cutting the canyon ever deeper. See See the colours at sunrise Come at sunrise or sunset, and you begin to realise that the Grand Canyon is as much about the colours as the cliffs. Yellows, oranges and reds in the rock strata become ultra-vivid, and a place that looks stark by day takes on a glorious richness. Stay close by – you won't see the colours at gateway cities such as Williams or Flagstaff. The atmospheric wooden Cabins at Grand Canyon West are a short walk from the rim, while the pool-equipped Red Feather Lodge in Tusayan is a 15-minute drive from Mather Point. See and Drive to the stone tower Loading The 37 kilometre-long Desert View Drive strings together several viewpoints on the South Rim, and drivers are allowed to tackle it independently year-round. If being selective about stops, Grandview Point shows off the striking Horseshoe Mesa and the canyon gradually widening to the east, while Desert View Point has a 21-metre-tall stone-built Watchtower. Its architecture is modelled on the buildings of the ancient Puebloan people that once lived around the canyon.
Sydney Morning Herald
26-05-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
America's greatest natural wonder contains more wonders within it
Entering the Grand Canyon is a serious undertaking, and the National Parks Service forcefully stresses that no-one should attempt to hike to the Colorado River and back in a day. The Bright Angel Trail is the most popular trail inside the canyon, stretching 15.3 kilometres from the South Rim to the Bright Angel Campground on the northern side of the river. The initial stages switch back between the steep cliffs of a side canyon, with bighorn sheep, mules, butterflies and condors often appearing on the way to the cottonwood tree-lined Havasupai Gardens oasis. Brave the Grand Canyon Skywalk On Hualapai Indian land at Grand Canyon West, the Grand Canyon Skywalk is a cantilevered platform jutting out from Eagle Point, 1100 metres above the Colorado River. Obviously, this makes for highly impressive views of the deep, splintering canyon, but the extra twist is that the platform is made of see-through glass. Looking down between your legs becomes a test of nerve. The timid should be reassured by the knowledge that the Skywalk is engineered to be strong enough to hold 70 fully loaded Boeing 747s. See Raft the Colorado River Most rafting adventures through the Grand Canyon are strenuous multi-day expeditions, but the Hualapai River Runners offer one-day trips on a motorised raft from Peach Springs. These Native American-led tours initially tackle some relatively gentle rapids before continuing on a peaceful float past caverns, side canyons and waterfalls. They talk history and nature on the way as the murky brown Colorado continues cutting the canyon ever deeper. See See the colours at sunrise Come at sunrise or sunset, and you begin to realise that the Grand Canyon is as much about the colours as the cliffs. Yellows, oranges and reds in the rock strata become ultra-vivid, and a place that looks stark by day takes on a glorious richness. Stay close by – you won't see the colours at gateway cities such as Williams or Flagstaff. The atmospheric wooden Cabins at Grand Canyon West are a short walk from the rim, while the pool-equipped Red Feather Lodge in Tusayan is a 15-minute drive from Mather Point. See and Drive to the stone tower Loading The 37 kilometre-long Desert View Drive strings together several viewpoints on the South Rim, and drivers are allowed to tackle it independently year-round. If being selective about stops, Grandview Point shows off the striking Horseshoe Mesa and the canyon gradually widening to the east, while Desert View Point has a 21-metre-tall stone-built Watchtower. Its architecture is modelled on the buildings of the ancient Puebloan people that once lived around the canyon.
