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I know about 4 people traveling from Wisconsin to see this elfin Mar 2017 #1
I spot a fellow midwesterner...lol Canoe52 Mar 2017 #3
Mid-westerner here, too! logosoco Mar 2017 #5
Must be mid-western - grew up in Michigan. elfin Mar 2017 #9
That's the kind of errant pedantry up with which I will not put! longship Mar 2017 #10
Oh dear, a historically grammar nazi is among us! elfin Mar 2017 #11
Just couldn't resist the Churchill reference. longship Mar 2017 #15
there will be another one 7 years from now in 2024 rdking647 Mar 2017 #26
It's gonna be a total for me!!!! LeftInTX Mar 2017 #72
Darn, live in SF and it will probably be foggy kimbutgar Mar 2017 #2
South Texas - too far away LeftInTX Mar 2017 #4
Kearny, Nebraska. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #6
I may have to travel just a tiny bit for 2024! logosoco Mar 2017 #7
The one in 2045 will be right before my 97th birthday. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #8
I'll be 108 so they may have to point things out to me, justhanginon Mar 2017 #52
I will be 81! logosoco Mar 2017 #60
The odds are extremely high you will be around for that one! PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #63
Kearny, or Kearney? Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #23
You are right. I spelled it wrong. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #38
I haven't been there for YEARS. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #43
I have never been to Kearney, NE. A couple of years ago I was in Lincoln, visiting a friend, and PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #44
You are very likely to have clear skies in August in Kearney. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #45
Glad to hear about the probably clear skies. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #65
austin isnt in the path of toality for that one ... rdking647 Mar 2017 #25
According to the NASA map, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #39
Totality is only along the center line. Qutzupalotl Mar 2017 #55
Totality is along the wide swath PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #62
We're talking about two different maps. Qutzupalotl Mar 2017 #64
Yep. Kearney, NE this August, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #66
Not sure, but... caraher Mar 2017 #12
we are hoping since it is in August it will be clear. logosoco Mar 2017 #13
Hotels in some prime spots were booked up months ago. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #41
Outside of Brasstown, North Carolina csziggy Mar 2017 #14
That sounds great how everything came together for you! logosoco Mar 2017 #16
It will definitely be memorable csziggy Mar 2017 #18
Got a hotel near Carbondale Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #17
Nashville Bear Creek Mar 2017 #19
Me and my family are going to Oregon to see it! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2017 #20
That sounds great! logosoco Mar 2017 #29
Falls City, NE. roamer65 Mar 2017 #21
I'll be right in the path Generic Brad Mar 2017 #22
im driving up from austin rdking647 Mar 2017 #24
Looking forward to your photos! mnhtnbb Mar 2017 #32
Strongly considering making the trip to Oregon to see it. Charles Bukowski Mar 2017 #27
It's my son's eighth birthday... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #28
Perfect! logosoco Mar 2017 #31
On family farmland in Nebraska. RedWedge Mar 2017 #30
From the air? bcool Mar 2017 #33
Wow! That would be an amazing option! logosoco Mar 2017 #34
Here in Nashville we are in the path of 100% eclipse. Tanuki Mar 2017 #35
Yes, the viewing glasses are vital! logosoco Mar 2017 #47
The photography club I belong to is ordering in bulk, as the cost is lower Tanuki Mar 2017 #73
It will occur 3 days after my 67th birthday. St. Joseph, MO, is about 77 miles from where I live. tblue37 Mar 2017 #36
I'm glad to hear you will not miss either one!!! logosoco Mar 2017 #48
Am in MN and have family in southern IL right in the path of totality Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #37
I experienced the one in Tokyo a few years back miyazaki Mar 2017 #40
I'll be traveling to western South Carolina for it Butterflies Mar 2017 #42
MORE LIES, FROM LYING SCIENCE LIARS Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #46
LOL!! logosoco Mar 2017 #50
Yeah, that would be pretty traumatic Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #69
Already alerted friends in Des Moines for our visit (nt) question everything Mar 2017 #49
Remember seeing one when a kid on my Granddad's farm. Back then, you looked through photo negatives Hoyt Mar 2017 #51
I remember reading about the old pin hole boxes logosoco Mar 2017 #54
Pin hole was kind of ancient, as am I, and didn't work very well. The dark negatives were a lot Hoyt Mar 2017 #61
At a winery along the main track in Oregon CanonRay Mar 2017 #53
What a cool gift from the universe for your birthday!!!nt logosoco Mar 2017 #56
Setting calendar reminder underpants Mar 2017 #57
In Oregon, dancing to String Cheese Incident! ghostsinthemachine Mar 2017 #58
I have two options. Delmette2.0 Mar 2017 #59
I'm in luck! One of my best friends is moving to Salem, Oregon, one of the best places to view it! Lisa0825 Mar 2017 #67
That is great! logosoco Mar 2017 #68
Going to Nashville. alphafemale Mar 2017 #70
We'll probably go up to Casper or Grand Tetons. politicat Mar 2017 #71
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