One for when the sun actually sets, and one for when the Sierra decides you're done having daylight.
I left work earlier this week thinking I had enough time to grab a coffee and sit outside at Idlewild for a bit. Checked my phone. Plenty of time before sunset.
Got there, found a bench, sat down, and immediately realized I'd picked a spot with approximately the same temperature as the inside of a refrigerator.
Meanwhile, I could look across the valley and see entire neighborhoods still sitting in beautiful golden sunlight.
The weather app wasn't technically wrong. It was just calculating sunset for a horizon that apparently doesn't have a giant mountain range parked in front of it.
I've lived here long enough that I should know better, but every fall this catches me off guard.
We have maps showing traffic, air quality, snow levels, fire risk, all kinds of stuff. I want a map that tells me which parts of town are still getting direct sunlight at 5:30 in November.
Not even for anything important. Sometimes I just want to sit somewhere warm for another 20 minutes without driving halfway to Fernley.
Does anyone else have a favorite spot that stays sunny surprisingly late? Or somewhere that basically enters winter at 3 in the afternoon?