Eclipse

[Kiwi_Roy]

Friend and I are riding down from BC to John Day, camping on a small farm just outside town.
Supposed to be fine weather for the event.

[Lannis]

  I live in Elwood, KS.  People around here seem to think it's going to be crazy.  There is a rumor that the Japanese are going to have an orgy in the parking lot of Mainerds.  I don't think I'm going anywhere.  I should be able to see it from my front yard.


   krb

I really don't think it will be "crazy".   We didn't have any trouble getting a South Carolina motel room at a normal price last month right in the center of the totality path, and, as I look at the map, there are hundreds of thousands of square miles of empty space to stop in and hang out.

After 2:40 PM on Monday, when the eclipse is done, I plan on taking the state and local roads through SC, NC, and VA to home, and I don't expect to see any traffic.

It's always more fun to say "AAAAAAAAHHH!  IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE, A DISTASTER, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIEEEEE !!! " than it is to realize how big this country is and what it would take to fill up that whole path with people in dark glasses.   Easier to get published that way, anyhow.

In any case, Monday evening we can debrief, right here!

Lannis

[rodekyll]

Let the rest crash, staying home w/welding mask, might not be a #14 though. Close enough.

I've got one of those autoranging welder masks.  I'm going to mount the camera in it and maybe a 4x neutral density on top of that, depending on cloud cover.  Then I'll view it on the camera screen.

[oldbike54]

 Think I'll watch it on the internet , , way too many people for me , kinda like Sturgis 

 Dusty

[Gliderjohn]

We are in KC all weekend for a wedding so we are staying there yet Sunday night. Will head ENE Monday morning in the car with four year old grand daughter along for the experience. Just hope to be able to park on a rural road well away from any significant towns or cites. Forecast looks good.
GliderJohn

[Jim Rich]

Flying to Salt Lake City this Saturday to rent an American Guzzi  and do a loop of S. Idaho to watch it get dark and hunt for craft beers.  I may not be able to pass anything on this bike but I'll have a S.E. grin on my face.

[Lee Davis]

I've got one of those autoranging welder masks.  I'm going to mount the camera in it and maybe a 4x neutral density on top of that, depending on cloud cover.  Then I'll view it on the camera screen.

    Take the mask outside and try it right now. I use that kind of mask every day with my welding, and it doesn't work with the sun. I have some 12 shade goggle plates that I am using when I go to Wyoming.

[LowRyter]

We are in KC all weekend for a wedding so we are staying there yet Sunday night. Will head ENE Monday morning in the car with four year old grand daughter along for the experience. Just hope to be able to park on a rural road well away from any significant towns or cites. Forecast looks good.
GliderJohn

why not go to Smithville lake?  I think parking and swimming is $5.  PM me and I'll give you my phone number and you can come by the trailer. 

That's where I am camping.  I am leaving tomorrow.   Heading to the  Arthur Bryants and the Jazz clubs Saturday.  Royals are in town too.

[Moz]

Have fun guys and good luck with the weather..

[Lannis]

Have fun guys and good luck with the weather..

Well, 14 hours riding and a hotel room is all we're investing.

If it's cloudy, we'll have had a nice picnic with a dark spot in the middle of the day!

Lannis

[tazio]

    Take the mask outside and try it right now. I use that kind of mask every day with my welding, and it doesn't work with the sun. I have some 12 shade goggle plates that I am using when I go to Wyoming.

:1:

[Guzzi Gal]

My 30th anniversary falls on the 21st.  It's an omen!   

[Lannis]

My 30th anniversary falls on the 21st.  It's an omen!   

A daaark omen, is an eclipse.   Be careful ..... !

[Guzzistajohn]

We decided to go to mark Twain national forest in SE Missouri. Hoping we'll be off the beaten path enough and avoid the bigger crowds. Missouri net news says st joe mo is expection an extra 500,000 people in a town of 70,000. I'll pass on that thank you.

[Darren Williams]

Still up in the air as to where in Missouri we will be.  Right now planning on riding up to Marshall.  That could change with traffic and cloud cover predictions.

[Guzzistajohn]

Still up in the air as to where in Missouri we will be.  Right now planning on riding up to Marshall.  That could change with traffic and cloud cover predictions.

You're welcome to meet up with Tim and I 

[LowRyter]

We decided to go to mark Twain national forest in SE Missouri. Hoping we'll be off the beaten path enough and avoid the bigger crowds. Missouri net news says st joe mo is expection an extra 500,000 people in a town of 70,000. I'll pass on that thank you.

for $5 you should be able to park at the lake.  PM me, perhaps you can come over to my trailer?  I'd leave early though.

[Wayne Orwig]

    Take the mask outside and try it right now. I use that kind of mask every day with my welding, and it doesn't work with the sun. I have some 12 shade goggle plates that I am using when I go to Wyoming.

My understanding is that is has to be a 12 to 14.
14 may be a bit too dark they say.

Me, I made a 'telescope' using a $1 reading glasses lens, and scrap cardboard.  Guzzi cheap.

[rodekyll]

    Take the mask outside and try it right now. I use that kind of mask every day with my welding, and it doesn't work with the sun. I have some 12 shade goggle plates that I am using when I go to Wyoming.

Cloudy here today.  After two full months of bliss, we had a week of bad haze, right up till the meteor shower.  Then the haze blew off (BC fires).  But it was blown off by rain clouds.  Been mostly that way ever since.  Except still no rain.

Mine goes to 13.

[Guzzistajohn]

for $5 you should be able to park at the lake.  PM me, perhaps you can come over to my trailer?  I'd leave early though.

We'll be over by elephant rocks state park. Opposite side of the state.

Careful swimming in smithville lake. It's on the Canada goose migration route. They leave plenty of "fertilizer" all winter long, thousands and thousands of the big nasty honkin' critters everywhere. Great place to spot eagles too, I saw 23 in one day. Don't forget the town tavern in downtown smithville. Mellow place for a

[Trialsman]

Got the Norge almost packed up for the trip down to Robbinsville, NC.  A couple of us have a cabin rented there for the eclipse and a lot of good riding thereafter.  I have a welding goggle with #5, #10, and #7 lenses to mix and match.  Tomorrow I will test it against the sun.  The eclipse was just an excuse to get back on the bike for a long, multi-day ride and to see some friends down South.

[Lee Davis]

I stopped in at the local welder's supply and said "I need  something for the eclipse" and they pulled out a big box... they are ready! I bought a 2x4" shade 12 plate for $1. I shall leave Datil late on Saturday and zip up to Wyoming on the Stelvio all Sunday (700 miles) to see the eclipse, Glendo Lake state park in Wyoming has a campground that is perfectly in the total path... but I can camp anywhere, if it is busy. Now, this is what motorcycles were made for!

[Moto]

I have a welding goggle with #5, #10, and #7 lenses to mix and match.  Tomorrow I will test it against the sun.

NASA recommends 12 or better: ``make sure you know the filter's shade number. If it's less than 12 (and it probably is), don't even think about using it to look at the Sun. Many people find the Sun too bright even in a Shade 12 filter, and some find the Sun too dim in a Shade 14 filter — but Shade 13 filters are uncommon and can be hard to find.'' https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety

I'm driving my car and my son down to stay overnight at Cape Girardeau, hoping for the best. I saw an earlier total eclipse over a large body of water and kind of want a similar experience, this time along the bank of the Mississippi in a state park to the north. I think it is better to be some place where you can listen to the natural environment, for bird and bug activity changes.

Good luck to us all.

Moto

[Nic in Western NYS]

Eclipse Day is my birthday, and I've been an amateur astronomer since a wee nerd. 

My oldest son is coming in from overseas and introducing us to his serious girlfriend.

We're all heading out to a health center that my organization runs in Robbinsville NC where we'll celebrate with the staff. 

Big day all round.

We're moving to western NYS later this year and the next total solar eclipse will be on my daughter's birthday in a few years, and our new hometown will be in the path of that total eclipse.  : )

[brownk]

  No way we can fit 500,000 people in st. joe.  Oh by the way it's Trails West weekend too.


  krb

[rodekyll]

Hi, BrownK!  Nice to see you again!

I promise to stay away.   

[LowRyter]

  No way we can fit 500,000 people in st. joe.  Oh by the way it's Trails West weekend too.


  krb

the guy honchoing it in St Jo said maybe 100k on NPR today.   Many congregating at the airport.

[brownk]

  I saw 4 private jets come in yesterday.  I wasn't home tonight so I don't know how many today.  I may go eat breakfast at the airport in the morning and check it out.

 krb

[dee g]

I'll be at work, watching on the monitors and waiting for all the local nut jobs to start calling 911.

hahahahaha

[rodekyll]

We have a clear day here.  I tested the welding mask.  at 13 it reacts to the sun.