Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:11:13 -0500
Reply-To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Great American Eclipse, Monday April-8-2024, mid day in Texas
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the 2017 Eclipse totality came through my yard here in western NC. It was
amazing to me, as a person who is enthusiastic about nature and the way the
Earth moves in relation to the Sun and Moon. I will definitely travel to
see future ones, though I think I have a conflict with the one this year.
It definitely was a major event in this area. Many, many people came to
view it. Perhaps that was amplified because this is a beautiful natural
area anyway. all accommodations were full way in advance. People were
renting out camping spots in their yard demanding "astronomical" prices.
There were traffic jams like I'd never seen before, mostly after the
totality for several hours. that's basically all the insider info I have to
share!
Edward
On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 4:42 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> Worked just fine for Me & it looks like a very nice place ~
>
> Also the 2 spots that McNeely pointed to look great but suspect that any
> nice
>
> Campgrounds that close to SanAnton & Austin may be packed but then again
>
> 28Apr2024 being MidWeek might help ~
>
> But since I’m not big on CampGrounds,,, Prefer to camp Away From It
> All
>
> If @all possible, I have looked to find the closest spot to ABQ that is on
> the Path
>
> & found this > Link was bad,,, Try this >
>
>
>
>
>
> I have an old USAF friend that lives in Austin & I’m going to see
> if He would
>
> be willing to go out to this spot & check it out ~
>
>
> > On 13 Feb , 2023, at 12:14 PM, Kris Seago <kseago@AUSTINCC.EDU> wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > Take a look at
> >
> > https://eclipseutopia.com/
> >
> > I’ve been to a number of events at the Four Sisters Ranch. REALLY
> pretty. The music is typically well curated.
> >
> > My two cents worth.
> >
> > Kris S. Seago
> >
> >> On Feb 12, 2023, at 2:32 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I tend to agree with you about FULL campgrounds. One strategy I am
> considering is to camp a few hours away from path of totality. That would
> give me time to get up early, drive to some lonely spot, park on the side
> of the road or in some vacant space for viewing. But definitely South
> Texas, somewhere.
> >>
> >> On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 12:10:48 PM PST, David McNeely <
> davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Another point is that unlike in some other localities, in Texas the
> eclipse
> >> path is near and over the major cities and large towns. About 20M
> people
> >> live within 50 miles of totality. All public campgrounds and parks
> will be
> >> absolutely crammed with people. Anyone who wants to use a public camping
> >> facility better take heed to get things set up well ahead of time.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 11:57 AM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Here is the list of all Texas towns showing eclipse times, durations of
> >>> totality, start, finish, and so on.
> >>>
> >>> https://eclipse2024.org/communities/USA/states/Texas/
> >>>
> >>> With the list, a map, and various camping lists, one should be able to
> >>> come up with a planned locality to visit. I have lots of relatives in
> the
> >>> path of totality, and have already received offers of hosting in their
> >>> homes. I will figure out by this summer what I plan to do, but
> camping is
> >>> definitely a preference right now, and a meetup with Vanagon owners
> sounds
> >>> good. "Off the grid" camping is not as easy in Texas as in most
> places,
> >>> due to lack of BLM and FS lands. State parks, Corps of Engineers
> sites,
> >>> Caddo National Grasslands near Bonham are possibilities. Private
> >>> landholders are likely to open up for a fee, of course.
> >>>
> >>> mcneely
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 12:24 PM Tom Neal <tneal4242@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> The Total Solar Eclipse in Madras Oregon was the fastest most
> interesting
> >>>> 3 minutes of my life. Completely weird and completely worth it.
> Spooky.
> >>>>
> >>>> Vanagon camped at a nice lady’s farm she set up for about 50 people on
> >>>> top of a rounded hill.
> >>>>
> >>>> Before and after, a white plate on the shade side of a bush will show
> >>>> crescents made by the pin holes in the bush. We set up a telescope to
> >>>> project the crescent onto people’s shirts and took lots pictures on
> their
> >>>> cameras.
> >>>>
> >>>> Live in CA, but grew up in Austin so have friends who want to do it on
> >>>> April 8, 2024. Enchanted Rock, Guadalupe Bend State Park, and Canyon
> of
> >>>> the Eagles look right on the track. The closer to the track center,
> the
> >>>> better.
> >>>>
> >>>> If someone comes up with a good campground, would be fun to hang out
> >>>> Sunday to Tuesday.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tom
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>
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