Summer Solstice - Sunrise & Sunset Celebration

1050 Bernal Heights Boulevard,San Francisco CA 94110

21 June, 2022

Description

Hey Friends! We're gathering on the Solstice, just like we humans have for thousands of years on every part of the planet. It is a day to celebrate ourselves, our communities, and the natural beauty and power that sustain us. On the solstice, the sun sets precisely between two of the Great Pyramids in Egypt. Native Americans built the ancient Bighorn medicine wheel on a 9,000 foot hilltop in Wyoming to align with the summer solstice. The Vikings celebrated Midsommer, the Incas celebrated the Qhapaq Raymi during the Summer Solstice of the south, and the Chinese have celebrated a summer festival on the solstice for millennia. All across the world, we honor this day. So come take a little break from modern life to remember how small and wonderful we are, how powerful the universe is, and how magical it all was, is, and will forever be. We will gather at 5:15 am to watch Sol rise over the San Francisco Bay from atop Bernal Hill. Then we will regather at 8:00 pm at a hidden little beach spot to watch Sol dip into the Pacific Ocean, and then sit around a bonfire to honor the darkness of the universe. For on the eve of June 21, our nights will begin to lengthen, and our days begin to shorten, until Dec. 21, when on our darkest day, the Winter Solstice sends us back to the path of expanding light. Details...Bernal Hilltop Sunrise Location: Park at 1050 Bernal Heights Boulevard where the road ends. Then walk up the asphalt path/road to the top of the hill. You can't miss us. We'll be right here, above the cliff overlooking the Bay, pointed right at the sunrise over the Oakland Hills. GPS: 37.743299, -122.414380 Meetup Time: 5:15 Sunrise: 5:48am Bring: Something to share drink/eat Ocean Sunset Bonfire Location: Park behind the legion of honor in San Francisco, all the way at the end of the Parking Lot at 1200 Camino Del Mar, SF, CA Walk down the Coastal Trail in Lands End to Mile Rock Beach. The GPS is 37.787539, -122.505978. You should be able to use your phone map as long as you have service. Give yourself time for the walk. It's about half a mile walk down to the beach. Meetup Time: 7:45pm Sunset: 8:35pm Bring: Stuff to stay warm, eat/drink, and anything else you want. We'll bring the firewood.