Home Before Dark

Most people think that the shortest day of the year in near Christmas, which is true. However, the day that the sun starts stops setting earlier and starts setting later is closer to December 9. At my latitude the earlest sunset is about 5:17pm. I can just make it home without needing my headlight if I leave work at 4:45pm.

December is the month that most people quit riding to work. If you can survive December, chances are you can make it all the way though to March and join the exclusive club of "hard core riders" that laugh at our "sunny weather" brothers.