Sep 7, 2016, 2:38 pm
Last edit by: slocouple
(West to east)
Madras, OR:
wcrhkd
Dayton, OR:
2ruse
BOI (Ontario, Oregon):
jrl767
PWMTrav+family (tentative)
HkCaGu
SLE / Salem, OR:
Eastbay1K
Smiley90
C W
AS3382 PDX-MCI in flight, ID-WY
violist
lili
There are still window seats available on this flight
(though in coach and for lots of money)
Island Park, ID:
SLOCouple (probably driving to or near Rexburg)
JAC / Jackson Hole, WY:
Austin787 (watching at the airport)
CPR / Casper, WY:
pseudoswede + 6
AIA / Alliance, NE:
mhnadel
headinclouds (Sidney)
LNK / Lincoln, NE (driving west for viewing):
jerry305 +1
TheLifeOfA_NKCM + 3 (Staying in Omaha then driving somewhere near LNK)
MCI/Kansas City: (driving north or east into MO for viewing)
Sweet Willie
jackal (possibly; if I come, I'll drive up to STJ on 8/21; may also be near St. Clair, MO or Carbondale, IL)
STJ (north of MCI, MO):
ClaudiSTR
FriendlySkies
Evansville, IN:
mvitale + 1 (then driving to Carbondale, IL-ish for viewing)
BNA(/Hopkinsville, KY): (Click for URL)
Zorak
tmiw
HPN-HRL
diburning +1
financialhippie + family
exerda +1
l'etoile (likely watching in Gallatin)
trek87
GSP / GreenvilleSpartanburg, SC:
SRQ Guy
CHS / Charleston, SC:
Mr. Vker
jrsinpdx
Brendan (I live there!
)
yunicorner (will probably watch in Columbia at the capitol)
Herb687
BeachMiles
Madras, OR:
wcrhkd
Dayton, OR:
2ruse
BOI (Ontario, Oregon):
jrl767
PWMTrav+family (tentative)
HkCaGu
SLE / Salem, OR:
Eastbay1K
Smiley90
C W
AS3382 PDX-MCI in flight, ID-WY
violist
lili
There are still window seats available on this flight
(though in coach and for lots of money)
Island Park, ID:
SLOCouple (probably driving to or near Rexburg)
JAC / Jackson Hole, WY:
Austin787 (watching at the airport)
CPR / Casper, WY:
pseudoswede + 6
AIA / Alliance, NE:
mhnadel
headinclouds (Sidney)
LNK / Lincoln, NE (driving west for viewing):
jerry305 +1
TheLifeOfA_NKCM + 3 (Staying in Omaha then driving somewhere near LNK)
MCI/Kansas City: (driving north or east into MO for viewing)
Sweet Willie
jackal (possibly; if I come, I'll drive up to STJ on 8/21; may also be near St. Clair, MO or Carbondale, IL)
STJ (north of MCI, MO):
ClaudiSTR
FriendlySkies
Evansville, IN:
mvitale + 1 (then driving to Carbondale, IL-ish for viewing)
BNA(/Hopkinsville, KY): (Click for URL)
Zorak
tmiw
HPN-HRL
diburning +1
financialhippie + family
exerda +1
l'etoile (likely watching in Gallatin)
trek87
GSP / GreenvilleSpartanburg, SC:
SRQ Guy
CHS / Charleston, SC:
Mr. Vker
jrsinpdx
Brendan (I live there!
)yunicorner (will probably watch in Columbia at the capitol)
Herb687
BeachMiles
How about a US total eclipse DO?; Aug. 21, 2017; let's start planning!
Aug 8, 2017 | 6:07 pm
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A long-time lurker here, just saw this thread. A few days ago I was pretty happy to to find a 1-way 12,500 mile saver award NYC-JAC for the morning of the eclipse. Convinced a Colorado friend to do the same, we're landing at 945 AM, just in time for the eclipse which begins at 1020. I guess we will be running into other flyertalk-ers there, sounds like we should just watch the show from the airport!
Aug 8, 2017 | 8:54 pm
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I paid over $200 one way for a late Sunday afternoon flight to BOI from SMF...YMMV but that is certainly not cheap for the route.
Aug 8, 2017 | 9:02 pm
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Ontario events/viewing locations...
There are a few events listed here...
http://ontariochamber.com/solar-eclipse-2017/
And viewing sites here...
http://www.ontariooregon.org/2017SolarEclipse.cfm
I have a pretty early flight out of BOI at 3:00pm, so I will probably try to beat the rush out of town by leaving after totality ends. Others who will be there, feel free to let me know your plans if you desire.
There are a few events listed here...
http://ontariochamber.com/solar-eclipse-2017/
And viewing sites here...
http://www.ontariooregon.org/2017SolarEclipse.cfm
I have a pretty early flight out of BOI at 3:00pm, so I will probably try to beat the rush out of town by leaving after totality ends. Others who will be there, feel free to let me know your plans if you desire.
Aug 9, 2017 | 9:22 am
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I'm planning to come to Jackson Hole. My current plans: arrive JAC on Aug 19 and stay at Hampton Inn Jackson Hole. Enjoy the mountains and nature over the weekend. On Aug 21 head to the airport in the morning and watch the total eclipse before catching my 12:45pm flight home.
Last edited by Austin787; Aug 10, 2017 at 4:18 pm
Aug 9, 2017 | 3:22 pm
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I'm tentatively set to give it a try in the Greenville SC area, driving to there and having a motel reservation for the night of August 20.
Visibility is iffy in South Carolina, though, given the weather lately and the kind of summer it has been. Thanks to climate change there's more water vapor in the atmosphere and so far it has meant more rain and more overcast days than is normal (the more normal pattern is hotter, drier and hazy). Would be a bummer if that continues.
The WaPo had a good story today about how airlines are raising fares to cities near the eclipse path for that weekend
I still found semi-reasonables from ATL to DEN or SEA on F9, but then take a look at what the car-rental companies want from those airports that weekend...$100-ish A DAY. They're outdoing the airlines on raising prices.
Would guess that the most gung-ho people planned further in advance and are betting on places like Wyoming, where I'm sure all the lodgings near the path must be booked up. Would have been nice for F9 not to seasonally drop their ATL-MCI service on 8/15
, as that might have been a good option.
So I'm trying to do it on the cheap.
The Lowe's near here had a few of the eclipse glasses but sold out almost instantly.
Visibility is iffy in South Carolina, though, given the weather lately and the kind of summer it has been. Thanks to climate change there's more water vapor in the atmosphere and so far it has meant more rain and more overcast days than is normal (the more normal pattern is hotter, drier and hazy). Would be a bummer if that continues.
The WaPo had a good story today about how airlines are raising fares to cities near the eclipse path for that weekend
I still found semi-reasonables from ATL to DEN or SEA on F9, but then take a look at what the car-rental companies want from those airports that weekend...$100-ish A DAY. They're outdoing the airlines on raising prices.
Would guess that the most gung-ho people planned further in advance and are betting on places like Wyoming, where I'm sure all the lodgings near the path must be booked up. Would have been nice for F9 not to seasonally drop their ATL-MCI service on 8/15
, as that might have been a good option. So I'm trying to do it on the cheap.
The Lowe's near here had a few of the eclipse glasses but sold out almost instantly.
Aug 9, 2017 | 3:35 pm
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Aug 10, 2017 | 1:34 pm
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Didn't think glasses would be that bad! I ordered these ones for $10.98 in June...$60 now! Should have picked up a few more and scalped them...almost a 600% increase!
Aug 11, 2017 | 5:04 pm
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So how do you guys feel about the weather forecast for Oregon?
Madras vs. Salem, I'm still deciding. Madras at the moment looks slightly better but will be more of a hassle to get to.
Madras vs. Salem, I'm still deciding. Madras at the moment looks slightly better but will be more of a hassle to get to.
Aug 12, 2017 | 10:24 am
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Current weather forecast for BNA on the 21st is "mostly sunny". So far so good; I was getting concerned yesterday when almost the entire 10 day forecast had thunderstorms on it. It could change drastically before then though.
Aug 12, 2017 | 11:27 am
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Historic weather probability for Oregon coast & southern Willamette Valley: http://registerguard.com/rg/news/loc...lipse.html.csp
But perhaps more of an issue could be the wind direction & smoke drift from forest fires: http://registerguard.com/rg/news/loc...6-75/story.csp
Aug 12, 2017 | 12:01 pm
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(wearing eclipse glasses)
Aug 12, 2017 | 12:31 pm
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