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In reply to the discussion: Where's the Worst Place You've Ever Spent the Night? [View all]CaliforniaPeggy
(149,513 posts)My husband and I were in Madras, Oregon to see the total solar eclipse in 2017.
We had rented a car and I'd gotten a reservation at a local place that had a huge field for people to park in.
There were porta-potties some distance away. The field was dusty and full of rocks and dead weeds. No lights.
First I had a lot of trouble getting comfortable in the car. I'd thought I could stretch out in the back seat. Nope.
I finally ended up dozing reclined in the back seat. At 3 a.m. I had to use the bathroom. So I got up and my husband insisted on walking with me. He was afraid I would fall.
And I did, after catching my foot in a clump of dead weeds. I pulled him over with me and we both landed in the dust. He lost a lens out of his glasses which we didn't discover till much later.
The rest of the night wasn't too awful. We were covered in dust and must have looked like aliens.
The eclipse was more than worth it, though. But never again will I do a night like that.