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08-21-2017, 05:24 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
1969 18' Caravel
Northwest
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 325
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Cloud covered.
Turned the lights on in the trailer so my Jenni wouldn't get too spooked. She was NOT impressed! She thinks it shouldn't get dark until it's suppertime. Heavy clouds, so all we had was dark, cool, and just plain freaky feeling.
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08-21-2017, 05:26 PM
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#122
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Ready-to-Travel
2012 30' International
Walkerton
, Virginia
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,167
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Awesome in Westminster SC.
Pat
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Somebody, please, point me to the road.
AIR 3987
TAC VA-2
WBCCI 4596
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08-21-2017, 05:31 PM
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#123
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Rivet Master 
2008 22' Safari
Spicewood (W of Austin)
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,977
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My wife was really earnest to see it, so we put out the zero-gravity chairs and donned a couple of welding-helmets.... looking really foolish out in the front yard.
The DOG..., however,.... was truly THRILLED that we'd lay out in the yard with her for so long. (She didn't seem to find the eclipse particularly interesting, tho'.)
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08-21-2017, 05:50 PM
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#124
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3 Rivet Member 
2014 27' Flying Cloud
Rancho Cordova
, California
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 185
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nvestysly
Oh my gosh! The total solar eclipse in Sweetwater, TN was absolutely stunnning! Words simply cannot describe the sensation of seeing this in person.
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I felt the same way....
My wife and I were parked off Hwy 26, just outside Prairie City, Oregon. Not a cloud in the sky. I wish the eclipse wasn't over so quickly. I believe we had about two minutes...it felt like seconds.
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08-22-2017, 11:12 AM
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#125
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4 Rivet Member
2009 25' FB Flying Cloud
1973 31' Sovereign
Mt Angel
, Oregon
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 362
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Unifreck's eclipse photo
Some of the Wyoming Rock Dockers rendezvoused at my place, Mt. Angel, Oregon.
Here's a photo Unifreck took:
We all hope you were eclipsed, too!!
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Best, Burnside
"To err is human, to air is devine."
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08-22-2017, 11:33 AM
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#126
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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Great shot of the "Diamond ring" phase...thanks for sharing it. We only had 70% or so in SoCal desert
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it. 
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08-22-2017, 11:58 AM
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#127
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4 Rivet Member
2009 25' FB Flying Cloud
1973 31' Sovereign
Mt Angel
, Oregon
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 362
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Ex-Wyoming Rockdocker's Eclipse Party, Mt. Angel, Oregon
Some jaws dropped, some didn't.
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Best, Burnside
"To err is human, to air is devine."
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08-22-2017, 12:17 PM
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#128
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2 Rivet Member 
1987 25' Sovereign
Aurora
, Illinois
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 20
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We drove six hours south to cross into the path of totality. The return on that investment was well worth it. The two minutes and some seconds passed much too quickly. It was kinda like being in high school science class and church at the same time. However the ten hour drive home was a little more than we had bargained for.
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08-22-2017, 01:29 PM
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#129
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Rivets?
1992 29' Excella
2010 22' Interstate
Van By The River
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,363
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Burnside Bob
Some jaws dropped, some didn't.
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It's difficult to imagine that all jaws did not drop. I still get chills thinking about the total solar eclipse. It was a very emotional, felt-in-my-core experience.
Glad you had a good turnout in Mt. Angel. If any ex-rock dockers are still around tell them we said hello.
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Lucius and Danielle
1992 29' Excella Classic / 2010 Interstate
2005 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 8.1L
2018 GMC Sierra K1500 SLT, 6.2L, Max Trailering
Got a cooped-up feeling, gotta get out of town, got those Airstream campin' blues...
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08-22-2017, 03:26 PM
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#130
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Spicewood (W of Austin)
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,977
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I wish I'd had the foresight to do what some of the farmers did in the dark-path... Charged $150/nite for campers/tenters.
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08-22-2017, 04:47 PM
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#131
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2 Rivet Member
2015 27' FB International
Findlay
, OH
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 46
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TravlinMan
Folks I didn't know what to expect but I was floored. I was standin in a lake in the middle of Shawnee Forest all by myself but I could hear cheers and music in the distance and I really don't know what to say, it was much more powerful than I thought it would be. I was shakin when total darkness came. There were clouds in the sky but it opened right up over the lake during totality. There was thunder in the distance. Birds sang. The lake turned black under my feet and the reflection of the sun's corona rippled in the black water. It was really something!
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Your description gives me chills. We savored totality in Arthur, Nebraska. I had no comprehension of just what a moving experience it would be. Unbelievably beautiful, serene and exhilarating in a single package.
In 2024 Jackson Center will enjoy nearly four minutes of totality! Hmmmmmm....might be reason to convene!
I haven't attached a photo before. Hope this works!
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08-22-2017, 04:48 PM
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#132
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3 Rivet Member
2013 20' Flying Cloud
Between Here and There and Nowhere
, what have you got?
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 146
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Outside Mitchell Oregon
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08-22-2017, 04:50 PM
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#133
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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From my spot in Cookville TN I believe I saw Kips Gulfstream V fly overhead. There were 2X parallel contrails screaming along the path. I waved!
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08-22-2017, 05:14 PM
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#134
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4 Rivet Member
2016 28' Flying Cloud
Brandenburg
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 275
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Image from downtown Hopkinsville KY (location of second longest point of totality). Was a spectacular spectacle. Already planning for April 2024. Maybe head way down south to get the 4 plus minutes of totality.
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08-22-2017, 05:25 PM
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#135
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1 Rivet Member 
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Irvine
, California
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 17
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We took in the eclipse from Corvallis, OR...total eclipse for 1m40s. It was such an amazing experience! We were truly moved by the sight. Need to get started on planning for the next one!
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08-22-2017, 05:49 PM
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#136
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Spicewood (W of Austin)
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,977
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiHoAgRV
From my spot in Cookville TN I believe I saw Kips Gulfstream V fly overhead. There were 2X parallel contrails screaming along the path. I waved!
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NASA had a couple of modified B-57s racing along at 51K feet shooting photos...Perhaps that's what you saw.
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08-22-2017, 06:21 PM
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#137
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Rivet Master
1962 28' Ambassador
1961 19' Globetrotter
1962 26' Overlander
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,996
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I think a Eclipse 2024 Rally in Jacksonville Center is a great idea. 6 years to plan.
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08-22-2017, 06:27 PM
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#138
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Rivet Master
1962 28' Ambassador
1961 19' Globetrotter
1962 26' Overlander
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,996
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Purdue Mom,
I think I'm going to call Airstream and suggest your suggestion.
The Alumaclipse Rally of 2024.
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08-23-2017, 06:47 PM
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#139
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4 Rivet Member
2016 28' Flying Cloud
Brandenburg
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 275
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One last photo. Sifted through over 1500 shots to find this photo of the 100 percent blackout from the total Solar Eclipse. The camera was not pointed skyward, but out to the south facing horizon.
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08-23-2017, 07:49 PM
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#140
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Rivet Master
2013 25' FB Flying Cloud
Longmont
, Colorado
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,107
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boxite
I wish I'd had the foresight to do what some of the farmers did in the dark-path... Charged $150/nite for campers/tenters.
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I camped at the Blake Ranch in Tryon, NE (two and a half minutes of totallty), 25 bucks, one night. They had about 60 campers. I don't know if they considered it financially worth their while, though I think they enjoyed hosting the visitors (they even invited me to stay for a steak dinner Monday night).
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