Official 21-Aug-2017 Solar Eclipse Thread

[TomWesty]

[Tom Powell]

This is the 11 July 1991 solar eclipse in Hawaii. I was a pilot for Aloha Airlines, but I took this photo as a passenger on a flight from HNL to KOA. The top of Mauna Kea is visible in the clouds.

I have a '69 camper and a Vangon in SoCal and I'll be driving with my daughter to Oregon for the 21 August eclipse. For the comfort of my daughter we'll be taking the Vanagon. We have a hotel room in Springfield for the 20th and will drive North in the morning for viewing.

Aloha
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[redxxrdr]

More of a bump.
This is coming soon.
I will be staying in Blairesville, Georgia.
No VW, just my little red honda scooter.

I hope to see and meet a few Bay/split owners on the trail.
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Grandaddys 61 vert, 65 single cab.
Both waiting for retirement repair.

[Abscate]

It's going to suck if we drive 32 hours and get clouded out.

Remember, the eclipse shadow moves at about 1000 mph so you need to be in place...you cant drive ahead to a better spot. Even Stu.
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.ssS!

[Brian]

[soissisc]

Is anybody going down to around the Kentucky area? We are thinking of heading down that direction but not sure of an out of the way area to view from?
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Mark

68 Westy
92 Jetta (oh it is retired)
99 Eurovan
05 NBC
06 Audi A3
72 Westy (I am going to fix it up)

[d-rick]

our town is right in the path...ain't gotta go no wheres..
tons of visitors expected ,hotel rooms have been booked for months

I'll just be working,probably be an hr or two north of the path on my route when it happens..wife is a state worker , they are all getting the day off since the state capital is in the path
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1959 mango-trailerbus
1962 single cab *1/2
1966 13 window
1967 panel/camper
1968 cig-panel *1/2
1968 passenger bus *1/2
1969 beetle
1969 dormobile
1978 sage green Westy
1990 DoKa
2002 Golf TDI

[Mark Evans]

Bump! The wife and I are having a "bus" get together if anybody is near Alsea Oregon. Portable toilets, potable water, within 1 hour of the Oregon coast.
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'63 Ragtop

[67ctbug]

I'm gonna be in South Carolina, any VW things to do? I was thinking to go to that VW graveyard, Aubrey Watson. Do I just show up or do I call him?
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'67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016

[The Fez]

Our orange 74 will be just south of Lincoln City from Saturday through Monday. BC plates. Honk and holler if you see us on the road.
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My projects (so far):
74 Westfalia
47 Willys CJ2A

[narfro]

[chabanais]

I'll be there but I'm not driving my Bus into a potential nightmare. I'm renting a minivan.

Should be fun.
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"I spud therefore I yam."

[Goge]

I'm bummed a bit. I had planned and plotted to get my Bus ready for an eclipse trip from Medford, OR to John Day, OR where my oldest brother lives in an outstanding off-the-grid house up the slopes of the Strawberry Mountains.

However- life and things are always in the way. So the Bus doesn't have enough interior bits to transport the whole fam. This is what should have been:

But this is what will happen:

If I meet some bus people out that way I'll donate my magnetic sign!! Somebody deserves it.

-Goge
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'64 Beetle
'73 Westfalia
Too many kids
Not enough hair on my head
Not enough beer in my fridge

[67ctbug]

That sucks Goge, but nice magnet
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'67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016

[The Fez]

[Mark Evans]

Have you seen the news reports of the traffic jams in Eastern Oregon?
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'63 Ragtop

[chabanais]

[narfro]

I'm headed up to Oregon, but taking a pit stop in Santa Cruz. I was hoping that one of these state parks up here had some available first come first serve, but everything is full. Anyone have any ideas or connections in this area?

[notchboy]

Dude Oregon is a nut house right now. Lots of posts on facebook of the "shove 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound container - Eclipse fest!".

No Bueno. Indeed.
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[chabanais]

God! I'm insane enough to go there tonight. My wife and I rented a minivan and I'm sure we're making a huge mistake. I've already been in touch with town officials where we're going and they told me they have no local police force but will have the state troopers "on speed dial."

We're bringing 6 gallons of water and 5 gallons of gas, bear spray in case someone goes poco loco at the campsite, plus a dozen cans of food and whiskey.

Maybe I'll see some Buses!

God help us.