Originally Posted by
financialhippie
Any tips on how/where to get the best view of the eclipse? New to the area, thinking rent a car and go to a state park or something?
I'm not familiar with that area either. It's going to be largely dependent on how things look day of, meaning weather and traffic. The whole eclipse, from start to finish, takes a couple of hours. I'm probably going to leave fairy early and take whatever road off I need too to be directly in the center of totality. Gallatin is in the center, but if that's jammed or under clouds, I'll try to get wherever is in the center. And a parking lot works. There are quite a few good resources. There are solar eclipse timer apps that help with the phases and locating the center.
This video is good for a basic how to watch/what to look for: