WAYNO Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 My cat was looking forward to the eclipse today. Even though we were only to have 20% coverage, we were unable to see anything at all through the clouds. So my kitty settled for watching it on TV. PPPJJ-GCVAB, Ampurp85, bluer101 and 6 others 2 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 We have an off grid camp that was smack dab in the middle of the path. It took some work to get there because it’s very isolated, way in the woods and still winter, but we made it. 20 miles off the tar road and we were able to get within a half mile of camp. Thank goodness for 4wd, good tires, self recovery equipment, and the fact that the road had been plowed a few times this winter for logging…..and also for one of our kids who suggested we get eclipse glasses six months ago. Unlike most people in the state, we were totally alone when we saw it. It’s the first eclipse we’ve seen in our 55 years. It was neat to hear coyotes yipping and geese honking when the sun was covered. All the birds went silent, too. In the negative column was the drive home. A 3-1/2 to 4 hour drive took us just under 9 hours. We saw plates from 32 different states. Ampurp85, RWDW1204, Lovetocruise2002 and 6 others 3 2 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Wow, Teddy…what an awesome opportunity. Sounds like you guys are really in the boonies. Will be a good place to hide out from the demons who came/come through the vortex. Ampurp85, teddy, WAYNO and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Wow, Teddy…what an awesome opportunity. Sounds like you guys are really in the boonies. Will be a good place to hide out from the demons who came/come through the vortex. lol Yea, our camp is way out there...quite removed from things, including cell service (which we like). We weren't sure if we were going to be able to get in this past weekend. With the early spring, the lakes aren't safe to take snowmobiles across but the roads could have had too much snow to get a truck down. Our timing was excellent, because with the melting yesterday and today along with the rain coming tomorrow, Mud Season will slam into us. The roads won't be passable for a month or so. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 I was in TJ Maxx when the eclipse passed over Chicago. The amount of people just staring in the sun was crazy......I am also sure quite a few demons came through while people were being looky-loos. WAYNO, WAAAYTOOO and teddy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Because we live in Southern Ontario, it was an easy 30 min drive a bit further south for us to Colchester Beach. We saw 90 seconds of totality. It was stunning, unlike anything I have ever seen. For once, I have no pictures to share because the 4 of us wanted to just soak in all 90 seconds of that beauty. But here is one of Hubby before totality, and one just before totality. It wasn’t a cruise, but it sure was an awesome day! It could only have been better if I was seeing it from the suite sundeck somewhere teddy, WAAAYTOOO, MaryS and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 After reading @Lovetocruise2002’s reply, I realized we lumped Canadian provinces into the count of different license plates (my wife holds dual Canadian/US citizenship and our camp is only a few miles from the ME/Quebec border anyway). Corrected version….we saw license plates from 29 states and three provinces. Lovetocruise2002, WAAAYTOOO and AlmondFarmer 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Well, here in NC the eclipse was not so much. Temperature dropped, shadows got long, birds were quiet and there was a run on the grocery store. They ran out of bread, eggs and beer. Kind of like what happens when a hurricane is coming. Today folks are asking, where are the day after eclipse sales? Amazing how mother nature messes with folks! rjweber3, teddy, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 10 hours ago, rjac said: Well, here in NC the eclipse was not so much. Of course, in Greenville the peak was only 79.8% and y'all had 77.9% in New Bern. Best description - an otherwise bright sunny day turned into partly cloudy for about ten minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG Teacher Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 20 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Because we live in Southern Ontario, it was an easy 30 min drive a bit further south for us to Colchester Beach. We saw 90 seconds of totality. It was stunning, unlike anything I have ever seen. For once, I have no pictures to share because the 4 of us wanted to just soak in all 90 seconds of that beauty. Same story here. We had a slightly longer 5 1/2 hour drive from Central NJ to Ausable Chasm, NY to see it, but the 3 1/2 minutes of totality was absolutely indescribable. I got one picture (which doesn't remotely do what was happening justice), then we all just soaked it in. Luckily we stayed in Plattsburgh, NY the night before and after the event, so when it was over we got to go north a few miles while the rest of humanity went south on I-87. It was a good choice! WAYNO, Southern Dan and Lovetocruise2002 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Two things @USCG Teacher 1. "Total Eclipse of the Park" = Clever! 2. That bridge and waterfalls photo is stunning! Where is that? USCG Teacher and rjweber3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG Teacher Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 9 hours ago, SPS said: That bridge and waterfalls photo is stunning! Where is that? That's Ausable Chasm, NY, "The Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks!" Not quite as impressive as the real Grand Canyon, but it is definitely a beautiful place worth visiting if you're in the area. https://www.ausablechasm.com/ rjweber3 and SPS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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