almost there
Less than 24 hours and I’ve only checked my equipment three times. Fighting the urge to do it again. Arkansas was the winner in the forecast contest this morning so here I am in Morrilton AK, with a ticket to an eclipse/music festival in the next town over. The festival is not a priority for me,
on to the next one
A favorite website for planning is timeanddate.com. It has all eclipses listed, solar, lunar, partial, all variations, all over the world. It also has a great interactive map. You can get all the times needed: first contact, totality, everything, as well as percentages of sun obscuration for anywhere. And the best part? Historical cloud cover for
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Back Home
Got home at midnight last Thursday and I’m glad I had a three day weekend. A few stats until I get through some of the pictures.Days: 10 States: 6 Miles driven: 3406 Pictures taken: more than 3700 Highest point: 8025 feet, between Flagstaff and the Grand CanyonColdest temp: tie, Devil’s Tower WY and Bluewater State
Almost Done
Last full day today. Got up very early to drive many miles to walk about three miles and then drove for many more miles. I am currently about 15 miles east of Las Vegas and not enjoying the current temperature. Good thing this van has a fan. A few pictures of the slot canyons
Grand Canyon
Took a lot of pictures, but it would take days to do the Grand Canyon justice. Very smoky, there was a controlled burn in the area, but there are also multiple wildfires. Helicopters were doing fire suppression all day, flying over the canyon. Early day driving to Page AZ tomorrow so just a few pictures
Day 8
Here’s a few pics of last night’s campground. Bluewater State Park, elevation of 7554 ft. Cold, but quiet and lovely. A bargain at $15. Saw Window Rock and Petrified Forest National Park today. Tonight is a KOA again, this time in Flagstaff. Just a plain site, nothing fancy. I trusted a website again, saying