So, how long did it take to get back home from photographing solar eclipse?
Aug 23, 2017 18:10:02 #
2Much
Loc: WA
Fotoartist wrote:
...And how about the instant change from a color world to black and white at totality...
Yes! And when the tiniest piece of sun reappeared, it was as though someone flipped on a light switch.
Aug 23, 2017 18:11:15 #
We also stayed home and watched the whole eclipse in our chair side seat on a large TV 
Aug 23, 2017 18:20:59 #
Mr Bill 2011
Loc: southern Indiana
took me about 3 1/2 hours to drive to Land Between the Lakes west of Hopkinsville, Ky. Took about 9 hours to get back to Louisville via the Western Ky. Parkway, and it was worth every minute I spent sitting on the highway. Everyone should see a total eclipse at least once in their life. Can't wait for the 2024 eclipse; the drive won't be nearly as far.
Aug 23, 2017 19:36:30 #
Aug 23, 2017 19:54:59 #
I'll bet those who chanced it are grateful the skies were clear that day no matter the other hassles.
Aug 23, 2017 20:09:16 #
Fotoartist wrote:
I'll bet those who chanced it are grateful the skies were clear that day no matter the other hassles.
Well, we and our guests chanced it, the location wasn't the best, but they did get to see the eclipse from the road as they went back to LA!
Image from my wife's iPhone...
Aug 23, 2017 20:51:51 #
We drove from Denver up to Fort Laramie, Wyoming in 4-1/2 hours. Took 9 hours to get home. Next time will stay at observing site an extra day, couldn't this time, one in our party had to be at work Tuesday. No regrets, experiencing totality was spectacular. Now waiting on Chile in 2019 and planning to be in Cleveland for the 2014 total eclipse.
Aug 23, 2017 21:07:38 #
2Much wrote:
Yes! And when the tiniest piece of sun reappeared, it was as though someone flipped on a light switch.
Totally agree with you and Photoartist. It took me 9 hours on back roads to go 160 ish miles back to the hotel and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
1,100 mile round trip, more money than I should have spent and worth all of it by far!
Aug 23, 2017 21:26:20 #
Living in GA close to the SC line, we looked for a rural spot in the center of totality. Great maps on the Internet and there were 3 other couples. No traffic, stay rural.
Aug 23, 2017 21:51:14 #
Here's the thing with me. It wasn't that spectacular based on all the buildup but, watching it on TV is Not the same experience as being there. That's the only thing I know for sure, totality was an experience that you had to experience totally by being there.
BassmanBruce wrote:
Totally agree with you and Photoartist. It took me 9 hours on back roads to go 160 ish miles back to the hotel and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
1,100 mile round trip, more money than I should have spent and worth all of it by far!
1,100 mile round trip, more money than I should have spent and worth all of it by far!
Aug 23, 2017 21:56:52 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Here's the thing with me. It wasn't that spectacular based on all the buildup but, watching it on TV is Not the same experience as being there. That's the only thing I know for sure, totality was an experience that you had to experience totally by being there.
I would agree about being there, even in a partial eclipse. My San Francisco experience was cloud covered, but my 1999 UK eclipse was a very memorable experience. Great view from the Mendips out to Glastonbury Tor. Even avoided blinding myself.
Aug 23, 2017 22:24:01 #
W9OD
Loc: Wisconsin
Live in Appleton, WI. 7-8 months ago decided to make reservations to stay in Nashville. They wanted $500.00 a night. Are they upitie? We decided to go west to hope for potentially less cloud cover. Lincoln, NE, north of Beatrice, had rooms for $175.00 per night. That is where we went. Stayed 4 nights, there were clouds, but did get the full effect and got some reasonably good pictures. Drive time to and from was nine hours. Oh, I retired on December 31, 2016. Makes life easy. W9OD Oh, retire as soon as you can.
Aug 23, 2017 22:25:55 #
W9OD wrote:
W9OD Oh, retire as soon as you can.
Amen to that. Retirement is wonderful.
73
N6TPT
Aug 23, 2017 23:40:57 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
W9OD wrote:
Live in Appleton, WI. 7-8 months ago decided to ma... (show quote)
Oh man, I love retirement so much...that now I wish I'd been born rich!!
Aug 24, 2017 00:03:24 #
moonhawk wrote:
2 days from Douglas WY to near Albuquerque. Had to get a room. I-25 was a giant conga line.
Were you that guy Who was tailgating me? We were in Glenrock on a private ranch and the trip from there to Douglas wasn't bad. However, Douglas to Cheyenne took 6 hours! Fortunately we spent the next two nights at my sister's house in Cheyenne. Left at 5:30AM this morning (Wednesday 23rd) and Drove back to Albuquerque. I-25 was only bad through Denver, but once we got to Arapaho it was smooth sailing the rest of the way.
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