Winter solstice celebration in Dallas ends 20-year run

Park volunteer Anne Moore leads a tour through the Muir Woods during the Muir Woods' Winter Solstice celebration in Mill Valley, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. For the first time in 30 years the program celebrated the shortest day of the year instead

As of December 21 the sun's on its way back… But what about you? By Michael Terman, Ph.D.

Volunteer naturalist Mike Quinlan leads a winter solstice nature hike Saturday at the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary's Plummer area in Lothian. The solstice is the longest night of the year. After the solstice, days become longer as spring approaches.

One calendar cycle comes to an end today as another begins. This magical moment is the December solstice, when the Sun stands farthest south in the sky for the entire year. It marks the end of autumn and beginning of

The Mayan calendar didn't actually end on this winter solstice, but a Dallas tradition did: The elaborate yearly celebration run by Amy Martin concluded a 20-year run. About 900 participants, volunteers and performers packed the Cathedral of Hope on