Ray yea. I kept trying to take off my sunglasses, but I wasn’t wearing them. It was quite odd.
We watched it from Hanes City, Oregon. Lots of hype, but not many people. Good clear sky. The history of the small community on the Oregon Trail was interesting to study as we waited. It was a total eclipse here for about a minute. A couple of college professors from Eastern Oregon University were absolutely “giddy”. To each his own.
I was building a wheel chair ramp for a guy and almost forgot about it till it started getting eerily darker. Saw it through some light cloud cover as the moon passed over the bottom third of it. Everything around the area looked a bit “surreal”…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
One of my sons and I drove up to York, NE to see it in totality. About six hours straight north of home. It was sure impressive, and – as you guys know – I don’t mind driving. Six hours is nothing. Another one of my sons and his friends drove up to St. Joseph, MO to watch it. They got rained on, but still got a fairly good show. Next one relatively close is due on April 8, 2024. It will pass over Dallas, TX and Little Rock, AR. before heading up to Andy’s place and other points northeast. Dallas is only about 3 hours south, so – if I’m still around – I’ll probably go down to see it too.
Bob
My wife and i were out kayaking. Met some freinds with some extra glasses. We got a pretty good view of our 40-50% eclipse. Couldnt look long each time while bobbing in a kayak on the Kennebec River. It did seem darker but more like a cloudy day than night time.
Sky is clouded with smoke from a huge fire in Missoula, Montana not too far away. There is less ambient light than yesterday at 92% occlusion. No shadows. Smells like a campfire.
Sky is clouded with smoke from a huge fire in Missoula, Montana not too far away. There is less ambient light than yesterday at 92% occlusion. No shadows. Smells like a campfire.