Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:44:40 -0800
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Great American Eclipse, Monday April-8-2024, mid day in Texas
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Well, if you intend to wing it, I expect you'd better plan on just stopping
beside the road somewhere. I'm like you so far as preference for trusting
to luck rather than making reservations for camping, but sometimes a person
has to do what he has to do. Certainly, any camping in the band of
totality that CAN be reserved will be taken as early as is possible. I
have made many a cross country trip without a single reservation - prefer
it that way, just stop when and where circumstances allow. When I was
young, I often slept in rural cemeteries when traveling. I have done that
in late adulthood, too. Only one time was I ever hassled. A deputy
sheriff stopped by to remind me that I was on private property (a church
owned the cemetery). I was as polite as could be, and asked if the church
objected to my sleeping there in the back of my pickup. He allowed as to
not really knowing, but he didn't see anything disturbing about it, and
advised that I move on pretty early the next morning. I did that. mcneely
On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 4:45 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> Oh! This is all so fun! Excellent links BTW. I think abundant
> opportunities. Since I am typically a non-reservation kind of guy and just
> kind of wing it (I've got a Vanagon after all with all the comforts of home
> in virtually any situation), that is probably what I will do. Only wish it
> was happening this April instead of next April! But all the chat gets my
> head going in "adventure mode"!!
>
> On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 08:26:20 PM PST, OlRivrRat <
> olrivrrat@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I do like this idea of RichKs to Camp @ a short distance away &
> then just drive to a spot on the path on the 8th,,,
>
> Seems to open up possibilities not only for camping but also for being
> able to be @ some point right on the Totality Path
>
> @ Total Eclipse Time ~
>
> Here is a Great WebSite for Eclipse Info > Click anywhere on the
> map for specifics >
>
>
> http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html?Lat=30.64458&Lng=-98.55087&Zoom=14&LC=1
>
> & here is a CampGround for those who might feel inclined to have a
> CampSpot that they can be sure
>
> will be available when they get there,,, I’m thinking about it ~ Probably
> should Call or Write soon ~
>
> https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100053445203571
>
>
> > On 12 Feb , 2023, at 1:32 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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