I will be on a 6 day bike tour in the Greater Yellowstone Area. I will be staying in Driggs, Idaho. We have a short ride that day so we can finish up and see the eclipse. I am seeing "Driggs is in the path of totality for the Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017!" It is supposed to be one of the best spots in the country to view. The bike tour had limited availability this year because of that, and I barely snuck in with the help of a connected friend. We will all be camping because of the lack of hotel space.
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I am not sure what else to say about it, except that I will be there.
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I'm nearly in the path of this one. About 45 mins south of me is the center. My mother is flying in, and my gf and I are taking her, and my daughter, to watch.
Bass players are use to being in the shadows, eclipsed by other members of the band.
Where will "there" be for you?I am not sure what else to say about it, except that I will be there.
I live in Omaha and will probably be in the same vacinity as Pacman for the event.
South of Portland Oregon in the colored zone. Will go a little further south about fifteen minutes to the Salem area, which was mentioned by name in the OP linked article, and after further research found to be about the center of this event for my area. The State Capital Building is in Salem, and at 10:17am will have totality for 1 minute 54.5 seconds. It is the first of five State Capitals to be in the shadows path. So I will not make it to yours or Pacman's BBQ.
Nice article -- with some prudent warnings/buzzkills -- showed up in my newsfeed this morning:
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Saw total eclipse in 1980s in Atlanta
Looking forward to this one!
Thanks for info
Don't miss it...Be There!
Looking forward to this one!
Thanks for info
Don't miss it...Be There!
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The small town of Madras in central Oregon is predicted to be one of if not the best viewing spots in the country. I know that town very well. US Route 97 runs through there. It turns into stop and go between Redmond and Madras on Memorial Day weekends.
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Good luck with that.
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Good luck with that.
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There has been chat about this here in Oregon for years now, including many of the campsites having been booked and paid for years in advance. I'm sure the news about it will ramp up as the day approaches.
Less than 2 weeks until the eclipse!
I've got my campsite reserved and my telescope, camera and solar viewing accessories ready to go.
Just a reminder: anyone who wants to view the eclipse by eye must wear certified eye protection to be safe. If you don't have solar viewing glasses yet, then get them ASAP. You'll be out of luck if you wait until the last day or two.
Any TB members planning to be in the southern Illinois area for the event? If so, PM me and maybe we can get together.
I've got my campsite reserved and my telescope, camera and solar viewing accessories ready to go.
Just a reminder: anyone who wants to view the eclipse by eye must wear certified eye protection to be safe. If you don't have solar viewing glasses yet, then get them ASAP. You'll be out of luck if you wait until the last day or two.
Any TB members planning to be in the southern Illinois area for the event? If so, PM me and maybe we can get together.
Unless you're viewing the totality. You won't see anything if you're using solar glasses to watch the totality, which defeats the whole purpose of watching the total eclipse. You have to wear them it you're looking at a partial eclipse.
I'm in SW WA and won't be making the trek for various reasons. Although obviously you should be in place by Sunday and not traveling Monday morning, if anybody needs a place to crash either Saturday or Monday night, hit me up. @slobake will be required to vouch for you. 
I wouldn't come to Charleston, traffic is bad enough without the 1,000,000 visitors that are expected.Sweet! I may have to take my girls to South Carolina to see this.
By the way, "The Path of Totality" would make a great band name for some of those kids whose band names look like piles of sticks.
They are saying the same about the Columbia area. Thinking I may take the kids out in the middle of the lake to watch it on our old pontoon boat. Kind of curious to see if two minutes of darkness will send the lake life into a night pattern..... In which case, I will have fishing tackle on hand.... Just in case of course.
Hey H-bar...... Does the darkness come on slowly like an evening sunset or is it a rapid transition to darkness?
Both.
It gets noticeably darker at a steady rate and it becomes like twilight several minutes before totality. The temperature will drop dramatically.
Then totality hits all at once and it's full night.
After a few minutes you'll see daylight rushing across the landscape. When it reaches you, it's like dawn hits all in an instant.
Here in the Upstate of South Carolina, we are directly dead center in the 'path of totality' for the eclipse! In our little town there is nothing but hotels and restaurants, and I'm hearing all the hotels are booked solid!
I read a description by someone who was allegedly in the path of totality for a solar eclipse somewhere in the world once, and they said the most awe-inspiring thing wasn't staring skyward watching the sun being eclipsed, but rather looking out over the landscape and seeing the enormous shadow on the ground racing towards you. If that's at all true I know I'm going to be very conflicted! "Where do I look? WHERE DO I LOOK?!?!"
The eclipse is on the first day of classes at Colorado State and I have 300 classrooms to watch over. I'll see it on the news, thanks. Not up for a road trip to Wyoming even though I'm within two hours.
