Late in the evening, Kai Haase knows to watch for them. The dancing green lights will first appear faint, but they come alive after dark.
Though this night in early May was cloudier that most, Haase had managed to snap the first vestiges of northern lights on the horizon with her phone. By midnight, they’re directly over where she is commonly found parked in her car—down at the boat launch by the river in Fort Saskatchewan, her hometown northeast of Edmonton.
Haase says the darkness can sometimes get scary. Eager for company, she posts her initial sightings to Facebook to hopefully entice her aurora-hunting friends. “Want to come join?” she captions. They usually do….