Total Eclipse of the Sun
Carly Simon: “And you flew your Lear jet to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun”. Well, we’re not vain. We drove to Alliance, Nebraska, from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to see the eclipse. Stayed at the Moose Crossing campsite in Montana, Peter D’s in Sheridan, Wyoming, and finally dropped down to the very cute town of Alliance, NE in northwestern Nebraska.
The smoke in Montana and northern Wyoming was unbelievable. Hard to breathe and see. Lord help us so we don’t get more of this, but I don’t have a good feeling about our fires in coming years!
We finally broke through the smoke and came through southern Wyoming and into western Nebraska from there. We passed some spectacular sandstone bluffs (the Sand Hills), and wound our way to Alliance, where we provisioned to watch the eclipse.
The town of 6,000 was in full-on, show the tourists a good time mode. Food vendors, tee-shirt sales, and music venues were expected for two days. I’ll bet their Chamber is going to be high-fiving after all of us shopped and spent $$ there. The clerk at the local Safeway said her neighbor was charging $100 to pitch a tent in her yard. Hmmm….I need to rethink retirement. But, oops, no more eclipses for another 7 years I hear.
Enclosing the photos from the totality!
Real deal telescope
Ten o’clock prep for eclipse
He’s ready
Camping after the day
Teresa Van Haalen Ventures 
Glad you got to see the eclipse! Miss you guys already! Hugs
Miss you too!! We’re in Iowa visiting family right now. We’ll be back on the road shortly and I’ll post our itinerary. We’d love to see you and Gary somewhere along the way! Hugs.
Second time to read the blog and finally have a moment to respond. The fires, well you are right, they just keep on and on. This past week here in Sunny B’ham one cannot see the sun because of the extreme smoke!! Smoke from fires in Montana (still) are drifting this way as well as smoke in eastern WA keeps wafting this way!! The air quality is abysmal here. Honestly it looks like early evening all day as the sun is almost if not totally blocked from all the smoke!
Glad you got to see the eclipse ; that was cool. And Cisco with his sunglasses being such a little poser is just too cute.
Well, today is the day that we head out on our little adventure. It is 7:25 am and I haven’t packed one thing. Should not be too hard….as I always wait until the last minute to pack. Mandy, Paisley and Micheal will be here the whole time and that makes me feel relaxed about leaving.
Paul just announced that “coffee is being served” so I think I had better wrap it up for now. Where are you at this moment?
Hugs,
c
Hi friend, I just texted you today. We are finally on the road, heading up through Michigan towards Toronto! Glad you are getting out of the smoke for awhile! Hugs,
T