Please allow me to interject my feelings about Mother Nature

Yes, needs to be enacted by Congress.

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I have long been on the year-round DST train. And we're not really saving anything. It's the same amount of daylight, just defined by the time of day it happens.

It does take an act of Congress for states to move ahead to year-round DST as noted above. And while most of Arizona is on MST year-round, the reservations in northeast Arizona go back and forth with DST.

But if it was left up to the states, you'd be looking at a mess.

Say California-Oregon-Washington go to year-round DST, do others come along? If Nevada doesn't, then for one-third of the year, that state is one hour behind the three Left Coast states.

Then there's the intermountain West. If they don't go to year-round -- and the ski lobby here has long pushed back against it -- then for one-third of the year (assuming Nevada does get on board), you only have three time zones and the same time from the western portions of North/South Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas out to the Pacific.

Then, what happens with Canada? It made the switch the last time the U.S. moved, in 2007. But if Mexico stays on DST, can you go one-third of the year with San Diego one hour ahead of Tijuana?

It sounds great in theory. And like I said, it would be great to happen. But it likely won't, at least anytime soon.

 

But the Hopi I believe do not do DST, just Navajo. And that happened to me in May as I drove out to California across the Navajo Trail. The Navajo border is just north of Gray Mountain, about 45 minutes north of Flagstaff. I don't recall seeing any signs that you're now in MST, though at this time of year, there's no need for one.

 

Yeah, Arizona is a hot mess. From March to November, if you drive the 130-mile stretch of U.S. 89 from Flagstaff to Page, on the Utah border, you go from MST, then after 45 miles you're in MDT, then as you hit Page, you're back in MST.