I loved the scenery on both sides of the small-town roads that I drove through. I intentionally was avoiding taking the interstates, though by this time, I did realize that they probably were not half as busy as I had been worried they would be.


This little pond to my left looked really nice with the reflection of the vegetation, therefore I doubled back so I could take a photo.


Saw this solar farm somewhere near Chappelle, SC - must have experienced a dip in energy production that one afternoon! By now, I was well and truly inside the zone of totality and could relax and not worry about not making it to see the eclipse :-)








I had some time to kill as I got there way before I was expected at my friend's house, so I walked around downtown Spartanburg. It was super hot, but I managed to keep myself from evaporating ;-)

Those huge bulbs would've made more sense in Edison, NJ. Whatever!!


D-Day (or should I say SE-day) in Clemson


The home turf of the reigning NCAAF champs


The team from Maine is getting their gear sorted out - they plan to launch a balloon to measure some figures up in the atmosphere (I never got around to asking them questions on the specific details)


Party is just about getting started




You want solar eclipse glasses? We got solar eclipse glasses! Clemson had enough of them to spare