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04-30-2017, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
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Good. I was the first one to book Oconee State Park and now it's sold out.
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07-23-2017, 10:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Southern California
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Anyone from SoCal going ?
Trying to find other from LA or thereabouts heading north for the eclipse. Looking for routes and places to stay. We Boondock!
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07-23-2017, 11:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: West Atlanta Metro
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You may be a little late in finding any place to camp in Oregon. Campgrounds and RV parks are full. Not saying you can't find anything but the way it looks you won't. Farmers are finding a new source of income for this event, I've read some are asking $300 for one night to boondock in their pasture. I also would imagine hotels and motels are booked solid. This is a big deal for many people, kind of like waiting for the year 2000 to happen. I've seen at least one full eclipse and several partials so if I miss this one I will live on, but I have a campsite at a state park in SC and just hope it won't be a cloudy day.
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07-24-2017, 08:10 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
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Oconee State Park? That's where we will be. I had plans for alternative sites to leave for on Eclipse Morning if it looked like it was going to be cloudy there. But after reading about expectations for that day; I decided no, I really shouldn't head out into that craziness. Win or lose, we'll be sitting right on the line of totality.
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07-24-2017, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: About 30 miles west of Beantown.
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Ill be down in Kentucky Dam Village. I will watching the weather carefully as the day approaches and I will drive to the nearest clear spot in the totality path. Ill pull off on the shoulder of the highway if I have to. I WILL NOT miss this.
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07-25-2017, 07:36 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 100
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You're braver than I.
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07-25-2017, 07:42 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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I'll be at a Casey's parking lot in the middle of Nebraska eating a fresh donut. No camper. Totality is only 4 hours from where I live so we will just drive down there in the morning in the car. This way if there is weather we might be able to adjust our plans that morning to find sunny spots. That is the one nice thing about it happening at Noon... plenty of travel time either way of the event.
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07-25-2017, 08:05 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
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Yeah but millions of people are thinking that same thing. I got a kick out of the website that said it's going to be the Zombie Apocalypse.
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08-14-2017, 04:59 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: About 30 miles west of Beantown.
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With only 7 days to go, the forecast is for sunny skies down in KY. I hope people have a plan B incase of cloudy skies especially those traveling for this.
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08-14-2017, 05:36 AM
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Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 5,712
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I was planning on going to the "Blue Line", but my employer decided to retract my vacation due to an upcoming project...that's not even going to be ready to start on till the following Thursday or Friday....go figure 
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08-14-2017, 06:20 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: About 30 miles west of Beantown.
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My employer is having a barbecue for employees that day and providing eclipse glasses.
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08-14-2017, 06:48 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
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From a weather nerd : Don't put much faith, if any, in long range weather forecasts. Unless there is a really big system coming in. Forecasts get very accurate about 24 hours ahead.
We're still making our way down to Oconee State Park SC. Right on the line. Leaving WV and stopping in Bristol VA today. There is no Plan B except for jockying for position with thousands of other people. I don't think I can handle that. As my sister said "If it's cloudy, start singing with Sinatra 'That's Life'".
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08-14-2017, 06:58 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
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One good thing for us where we are going is its a Frog rally so if weather fails we sill have fun with all the other Frogs.  Later RJD
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08-14-2017, 07:19 AM
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Join Date: May 2017
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Quote:
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One good thing for us where we are going is its a Frog rally so if weather fails we sill have fun with all the other Frogs. Later RJD |
I'd rather cruise on my Hog...than play with Frog's.
Just kidding. Later Gator !
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08-18-2017, 05:30 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
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Safely ensconced at Oconee SP SC for the eclipse. There are already signs up all through the area warning of eclipse traffic congestion. The Park Rangers here told me that they are letting so many cars in then they will lock the gates. So obviously there are going to be people driving up this steep mountain road who will find themselves with no place to go. Anyone who decides on Eclipse Day to go find a spot or decides to change their spot due to weather, well God be with you. This is a public service announcement. Welcome to the Eclipse Apocalypse.
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08-18-2017, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Imperial (St. Louis) MO
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Remember folks, this is the easy way to know what kind of eclipse is happening:
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08-18-2017, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Southern, IL
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^^^ Awesome...
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08-18-2017, 10:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowracer
Remember folks, this is the easy way to know what kind of eclipse is happening:
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08-18-2017, 10:24 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: SE Virginia
Posts: 672
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowracer
Remember folks, this is the easy way to know what kind of eclipse is happening:
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Thanks for the laugh!
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