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"Shine and shimmer my Harvest Moon, illuminate the shadows in the sky." A.F. Stewart
I guaranteed the group from Bayside Adventure Sports that this time they would see the moon on our full moon paddle on Lake Natoma. This past summer, I had miscalculated the moonrise more than a few times while our group was on the water, meaning that the people I was leading surely to got to see a full moon, but it was usually on their drive home.
But earlier this week, we got to enjoy the glow on the moon for the whole evening. According to NASA, the harvest moon, that occurs around the autumnal equinox rises about 25 minutes after the sun sets in most of the northern US. That's a whopping 25 minutes earlier than your typical moon.
Of course, we had only observed the waxing moon. The full glowing moon will light up the sky tonight. And as luck would have it, the last time we had a full moon on Friday the 13th was Oct. 13, 2000. It's a rare occurrence and won’t happen again until August 13, 2049, if you want to plan ahead.
All and all, there's something enchanting about paddling at night under the moon. The orb's ethereal light glistening off the water accompanied a peaceful sense of stillness makes this one of my favorite paddling activities. It's very serene "zen-like" experience on the water. I can think of no better time to be on the water.
So as summer is quickly coming to an end, perhaps there was no better way to celebrate its conclusion and help usher in the autumnal season than with a Harvest Moon paddle
But earlier this week, we got to enjoy the glow on the moon for the whole evening. According to NASA, the harvest moon, that occurs around the autumnal equinox rises about 25 minutes after the sun sets in most of the northern US. That's a whopping 25 minutes earlier than your typical moon.
Of course, we had only observed the waxing moon. The full glowing moon will light up the sky tonight. And as luck would have it, the last time we had a full moon on Friday the 13th was Oct. 13, 2000. It's a rare occurrence and won’t happen again until August 13, 2049, if you want to plan ahead.
So as summer is quickly coming to an end, perhaps there was no better way to celebrate its conclusion and help usher in the autumnal season than with a Harvest Moon paddle
We didn't let the sunset end our time on the water. This week in Outside Adventure to the Max we chronicle Bayside Adventure Sports' "Harvest Moon" paddle and nighttime trek on Lake Natoma.
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