Twinkle, twinkle little star. How I wonder where you are.
On Buck Mountain there are many of us who care about star gazing and the extraordinary beauty of the night sky so we encourage each other not to pollute with exterior lighting. By limiting nighttime outdoor lighting, cabin occupants here are helping to preserve the deep dark blackness of the night sky for all of us to enjoy.
Use of outdoor lighting such as the auto-on lights on poles provided by the electric company or cabin exterior lights which are set to automatically turn-on at sunset is discouraged to help ensure that extraneous light is limited from blocking everyone’s view of the sky.
When one is renting a cabin in the mountains, turning on outdoor floodlights or spotlights for extended periods of time is a waste of electricity and is considered rude to neighbors occupying nearby cabins and/or those on adjacent ridges. Our guests agree not to leave exterior lights on for extended periods at night, when the cabin is unoccupied or overnight while sleeping.
Guests come here to discover more of what nature can display by sitting on the deck/porch in the dark and observing it. Unrestricted use of outdoor lighting, in addition to blocking the night sky, discourages the very animals that you come to the mountain hoping you’ll see.
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