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07-19-2017, 09:09 AM #51Registered User
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I will be in Central Oregon. We are going from Bend to my uncles place near Culver. Unsure when we'll start that drive. Might be the night before, might be very early that morning. We will have provisions (beer and food) to last out the traffic and just hang out while it clears.
They have 5 acres right on the canyon. I am pretty damn stoked to see this. I was just a young one in 79, although I do remember it being pretty awesome. (Cloudy where I was)
I have heard that totality versus partial is like night and day. (Pun intended) Supposedly much more epic and something you need to see to believe.
Anyway, I will be with family. Edibles are going to come into play.
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07-19-2017, 09:12 AM #52Registered User
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07-19-2017, 09:13 AM #53
Carbondale, IL is where X marks the spot for this eclipse and the one in 2024.
Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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07-19-2017, 09:23 AM #54
I'm eagerly anticipating the absolute shitshow resulting from entitled people not getting to see the eclipse due to cloud cover. It'll be mesmerizing!
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07-19-2017, 09:51 AM #55
I'm tempted to load our small porta-potty onto a wagon, and drag it up and down highway 97, offering folks stuck in the traffic jam a place to piss for $20. A shit will cost $100.
One of my wife's clients (who is not all that bright) plans to sell home-made chili along the shoulder of 97. Chili. In August.
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07-19-2017, 10:19 AM #56
not sure what "entitled" has to do with it
but i get your vibe --- it's pretty hyped up
anyway, i keep wondering if all these towns on the line of totality are catastrophizing the impact of how many looky-loos they will actually get -- hopefully it's no worse than a holiday weekend
altho, I bet Depoe Bay/Lincoln City gets hammered on the coast.
That said, we were coming home across the river during the downtown fireworks display this year, and people actually stopped on I-5. Some pulled over, but not all. I suspect there's going to be a bit of that going on during the event.
I want to be away from that kind of thoughtlessness in my ideal eclipse watching spot
@ The AD....prolly good spots to watch will be off 26 between Prineville & John Day: couple, maybe three hours east of Govy depending on how far you want to go, open skies, and (I'd presume) fewer people. My guess is you should probably be in your spot Saturday or earlier. That road will be busy all weekend.
what i should have done is signed up for a float trip on the Deschutes for that dayLast edited by acinpdx; 07-19-2017 at 10:35 AM.
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07-19-2017, 10:39 AM #57
I'm sure they are all planning for the worst-case scenario, definitely.
prolly good spots to watch will be off 26 between Prineville & John DayLast edited by The AD; 07-19-2017 at 10:56 AM.
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07-19-2017, 10:55 AM #58
People are acting like Chicken Little around here. My work just decided to close the office all day. Had to trade for a paid day off in December which kinda blows except that we work 10 hour days in the summer and 8 hour days in December so I'll come out 2 hours ahead. Boss was worried about a traffic jam but I don't think it'll be that bad.
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07-19-2017, 10:58 AM #59
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07-19-2017, 11:03 AM #60
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07-19-2017, 11:10 AM #61
ACinPDX...river will be a shitshow too.
I'm watching from my deck in Bend and not caring that I don't see totality. Big deal.
Everyone will go from looking up for 2 minutes to staring right back into their phones once it's done. The hype for this is nuts.
Leave the morning of...? You're kidding yourself.Let me lock in the system at Warp 2
Push it on into systematic overdrive
You know what to do
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07-19-2017, 11:18 AM #62
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07-19-2017, 11:26 AM #63Registered User
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07-19-2017, 11:33 AM #64
Anybody have a freezer truck? You could make a killing selling ice near all the BLM land.
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07-19-2017, 01:31 PM #65
NPR did a story on the upcoming eclipse and had a astronomer on there who indicated that you're not going to really experience any darkness even at 99.5% of totality. I'm an 18 mile drive from our family's farm in the path of totality so I'm hoping for some cloudless conditions day of.
Damn shame, throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that
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07-19-2017, 01:40 PM #66
I posted at length in another PR eclipse topic, so I'll keep it brief here:
- Clouds for eclipse: It's still worth it. The overall visual change surrounding you in the moments before totality is a big part of the experience for me.
- Worst case scenario: The three totals I've been to, the crowd & traffic cluster situation were all within the range of predictions, but towards the low end. But yeah, bring your own jug of water and toilet paper roll, and don't do anything stupid like try to drive from Jackson to Drictor at 8:30am on eclipse day.
- What we're doing: Staying with relatives in Redmond, right at the edge of totality, and driving out early, probably in the direction of Ochoco. And we're bringing bikes in case there's general gridlock, and the best we can do is just limp north a bit from Redmond.
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07-19-2017, 01:46 PM #67
My offer stands for any central Oregon mags: I have five acres in the 8-seconds-of-totality range, right between Redmond and Prineville; a few mile walk/ride north gets you to 68 seconds. Anyone wants a place to watch it from, you're welcome here.
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07-19-2017, 01:48 PM #68
Thinking of serving up some Mimosas, too...
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07-19-2017, 01:58 PM #69
i'm going to be in eugene and will take what i can get. no way i'm driving that day.
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07-19-2017, 03:14 PM #70
I'm not sure what's the dumber idea:
Option 1 - Utilize non-Interstate routes (to the degree possible) to get somewhere near US 26 between Casper and Shoshoni. Rooms in Casper are currently going for ~$600/night, so I'm guessing a lot of people from Denver are heading to that general area. Even in ideal conditions this is a long-ass drive. Is the Wind River Rez sketchy?
Option 2 - Bikepack from SLC to somewhere between Idaho's Balls and Rexburg. Would need to borrow or rent a bike that would work for this, but have a buddy who is usually down for this kind of questionable idea. Upside to this idea is the possibility of smiling smugly while pedaling past the masses stuck in their cars.
One thing's for sure, no way I'm going anywhere near I-15 north of Ogden in a car that weekend.
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07-19-2017, 03:44 PM #71
I have friends that are all camping at an acquaintances cabin up in WY near Esterbrook, south of Casper. I can't leave Denver until Sunday morning at the earliest due to a wedding Saturday in town. Can't wait to sit on 25 hungover. Kind of dreading it.
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07-19-2017, 03:51 PM #72
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07-19-2017, 04:03 PM #73
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07-19-2017, 04:21 PM #74
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07-19-2017, 04:30 PM #75
Yeah, pondering that. Downside to anything involving a bike is that I can't take the kid. Might as well go full-retard if I'm gonna ride.
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