A Sunset Spent at Eagle Beach

Sunsets are special. 

They're special because it means us, yes us Juneauites, are seeing the sun!

(And that doesn't happen enough for us.)

On such special occasions, 

all of Juneau will turn out on beaches and on overlooks on our small road system to get a glimpse of the Chilkoot Mountain Range in all it's pink and golden glory. 

So one particular Saturday, Quinn and I took two of my brothers (plus a girlfriend) out to Eagle Beach. 

Eagle Beach is known for its amazing sandy shore stretching farther and farther until finally you meet the sea. At high tide however, you would never know there was a beach! Its flatness makes for a vanishing act at certain times of the day, so we made sure to hit it at the right point: low tide!

We were lucky in that low tide also perfectly hit the sunset. 

We were even luckier that it was sunny!

Because it was the perfect weather, we decided to light a few lanterns and set them off over the sun lit beach. Henry, Wesley, and Zoe had a hard time getting the lanterns lit at first, but we finally got some up in the air. 

While Quinn flew his quadcopter around, everyone set to work on lighting the lanterns. A small fire was lit on our patch of beach, and we talked and laughed and waited for the sun to set.

Soon orange lanterns were slowly floating toward the very mountains we watched the sun set behind. 

It was almost time to go home.

When our hands grew too cold and the depths of our pockets weren't deep enough to warm them, we turned our backs to the darkening sky and set off for home. But not before promising that we would be back, another time, to watch a sunset again.

We captured our time spent at Eagle Beach for you to enjoy as well (you wont even have to get your hands cold, like we did). 

Click below to see the video Quinn made

to remember the fun evening:

They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

Psalms 113:3