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djkeev Samba Moderator
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Ahwahnee Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:01 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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I'll be in Bend the days preceding and driving out to the path of totality the night before.
In the Westy of course.
If you are doing anything in that area that requires reservations you will want to make them soon (like now).
Waiting until 2024 does not sound like a good idea for me. |
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j_dirge Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 4641 Location: Twain Harte, CA
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:50 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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Hoping to be in the high desert of eastern Oregon.
Expecting to be seeing lots of people out there. _________________ -89 GL Westy, SVX.. finally.
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those are straight line runs with light weight race cars for only 1/4mile at a time..
not pushing a loaded brick up a mountain pass with a family of 4+ inside expecting to have an event free vacation..
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Wasted youth Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2012 Posts: 5134 Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:56 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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Thanks for the heads up, Dave! We were supposed to go up to Olympic National Park this summer, but couldn't. This looks like a great opportunity to do both next summer! |
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7757 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:18 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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In the winter of 1979 I convinced my mother to visit friends in Brandon Manitoba
and to experience 2 minutes of totality...it was a great highlight of my then-young
life and I still remember it like I'm right there. Thanks, Mom!
Maybe I should invite her out to Nebraska and I'll drive this time...???
My plan would probably be to van camp within a couple hour drive, pop up in the
morning and get to a secluded back road site for the viewing. Much more advance
planning was required to be in a population center...I'd love to skip that hassle and
miss the crowds this time. Fun!
- Dave _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6833 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:52 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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For you Oregon folks here is a map on this page showing the exact best latitude to stand on to get those extra 4 seconds of the eclipse.
http://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/best-places-to-view/
Just north of Madras looks good, but out further east at John Day Fossil Beds will get you all of 2.5 sec!
The site actually gives all the states. Out by Nashville, Tenn. they'll be getting 2 min 39 sec. |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32634 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6833 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 8:34 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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djkeev wrote: |
Maybe you'll stumble into my Brother out there. I'll find out where he's headed in his white Eurovan Weekender.
Dave |
Haven't clue where I'll be! Hopefully out of work so I can have some time off to actually do something this summer/fall. |
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dkoesyncro Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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Some huge festival hoopla sorta thing happening just north of Madras Oregon... |
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DenverB Samba Member
Joined: July 23, 2012 Posts: 704 Location: Denver, Colorado
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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we had people contact us LAST spring (2015) to make bookings for this. At this point we've got like five rentals lined up for this event.
Most all Germans, actually -- I've learned that they love the western USA due to travel documentaries. Germans love travel docs, apparently.
I think it's nuts (in a cool way, like how I think skydivers are nuts), but apparently it's a huge deal for some people.
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'67 bug (Santos - VW Blue)
'84 Vanagon Westfalia (Pink Flamingo - Pastel White/Pink)
'88 Vanagon GL Westfalia (Frankie Says - Wolfram Gray)
'02 Eurovan Weekender (Green Apple)
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7757 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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Seems like a great reason to make the pilgrimage to Carhenge...just outside of Alliance, NE and well within the path of totality...
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dobryan Samba Member
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BulliBill Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 8:49 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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Wow! I'm just inside the outer edge of the shadow as it passes thru St. Louis, MO. I'll have to organize a little Bus event to head out southwest of St. Louis to someone's farm or a park to campout and then view the total eclipse on the centerline of the path of the eclipse. I organize and host the BNNTA event ( www.bnnta.com ) the next month, so I should be able to come up with something fun...
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Texxxxx Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2008 Posts: 448 Location: Monterey, CA
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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Thanks for the heads-up! _________________ '85 GL w/2.1L "The Tardis"
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Steve M. Samba Member
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jackbombay Samba Member
Joined: October 19, 2007 Posts: 2723 Location: Eastern Idaho
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:05 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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Ahwahnee wrote: |
If you are doing anything in that area that requires reservations you will want to make them soon (like now). |
Reservations are already booked in most any town in the path of totality you have ever heard of.
My town, in Teton Valley Idaho, gets totally mobbed christmas to new years, they say we will have 3 times as many people here for the eclipse than we do for christmas, people are saying it's going to be a shit show...
There are no porta potties available for a 300 mile radius, they have all been reserve long ago. I've heard the forest service might close teton canyon, dispersed camping is legal there, but with so many people there are sure to be issues with human waste disposal...
dobryan wrote: |
Perfect! We are planning to be in Yellowstone August of 2017. Now I know when to plan it for. |
Will surely set an attendance record for Yellowstone, and in August the attendance is already really high to the point that the facilities are somewhat overrun. _________________
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6833 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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jackbombay wrote: |
Ahwahnee wrote: |
If you are doing anything in that area that requires reservations you will want to make them soon (like now). |
Reservations are already booked in most any town in the path of totality you have ever heard of.
My town, in Teton Valley Idaho, gets totally mobbed christmas to new years, they say we will have 3 times as many people here for the eclipse than we do for christmas, people are saying it's going to be a shit show...
There are no porta potties available for a 300 mile radius, they have all been reserve long ago. I've heard the forest service might close teton canyon, dispersed camping is legal there, but with so many people there are sure to be issues with human waste disposal...
dobryan wrote: |
Perfect! We are planning to be in Yellowstone August of 2017. Now I know when to plan it for. |
Will surely set an attendance record for Yellowstone, and in August the attendance is already really high to the point that the facilities are somewhat overrun. |
Yeah...not sure I want to be near any big town over then! Teton area would be wonderful, but like you say!
Oh...just checked Booking.com for fun. Teton Area Aug. 20 - 22. Two nights only one hotel, Best Western, showed up for $1,800.00 _________________ This free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
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jackbombay Samba Member
Joined: October 19, 2007 Posts: 2723 Location: Eastern Idaho
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:24 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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This map Is zoomable and clickable, clicking on any location will tell you the exact time the eclipse will start there and how long it will be in totality. Looks like my house is 4 miles form the path of totality, the first lot we owned here 20 years ago looks like it's about 100 yards off the path. _________________
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6833 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:25 am Post subject: Re: Solar Eclipse in the USA 2017, Making Plans? |
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jackbombay wrote: |
This map Is zoomable and clickable, clicking on any location will tell you the exact time the eclipse will start there and how long it will be in totality. Looks like my house is 4 miles form the path of totality, the first lot we owned here 20 years ago looks like it's about 100 yards off the path. |
Right, I got dibs on your driveway! _________________ This free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
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