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Eclipse travel?
Posted on 3/10/24 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 3/10/24 at 12:58 pm
Not some company name. I mean traveling to try and see the solar eclipse. My plan was to find a podunk Texas town and get a room or VRBO.
Bigger towns like Waco or Fredericksburg have big mark ups.
Any of you trying this? Any tips.
Thinking of staying 30-40 mins away and drive in places just out of the path are not marked up.
Bigger towns like Waco or Fredericksburg have big mark ups.
Any of you trying this? Any tips.
Thinking of staying 30-40 mins away and drive in places just out of the path are not marked up.
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Posted on 3/10/24 at 2:02 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Texas Hill Country will be asses to elbows. Many counties there have already declared a state of emergency and are expecting all the little roads to be at a stand still. Unless you already have accommodation, I would look at going elsewhere. Maybe DFW area.
Posted on 3/10/24 at 2:12 pm to LSU alum wannabe
We are in the path here in Ne Ohio as well. Hotels that usually go for $140-$200 are getting $400+. Gonna be funny when its overcast and no one sees crap.
Posted on 3/10/24 at 2:42 pm to Zappas Stache
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Many counties there have already declared a state of emergency and are expecting all the little roads to be at a stand still.
Kind of shits on my plan to find a place off the beaten path. Find a place to stay and you’re trapped traffic wise.
Posted on 3/10/24 at 3:14 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I live in the path about an hour north of Waco. Our county is declaring an emergency, schools are going to close including colleges. Hotels are booked, residents are in Super Bowl mode and renting their houses. We have out of town family coming in. If you are just now thinking about it you are too late.
People are starting to worry about the weather and spring storms.
People are starting to worry about the weather and spring storms.
Posted on 3/10/24 at 3:22 pm to midlothianlsu
Pretty much same in AR. Things are already sold out at rates way higher than normal. We have family coming in and will settle for 90-95% totality to avoid traffic to get to 100%.
Posted on 3/10/24 at 3:29 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I feel like people started planning for this shortly after the previous total eclipse. I was able to experience it in the path of totality in South Carolina. It was a life changing experience. The next week I was stoked! I put it on my calendar and had plans to head to Texas. Unfortunately it fell a week after my wife’s spring break (a teacher) so we wouldn’t be able to take that much time off right after a beach vacation. .
Anyway, it was a very cool experience. Not just the eclipse but everything that lead up to it. We traveled an hour to a small town that my dad had scouted out. “Nobody will be there” he said. Boy was he wrong. People were pulled off the side of the road for miles and miles. Everyone was outside town after town. It was like the world’s largest tailgate party. It felt like a scene of a movie where aliens or an asteroid was coming and we were all attending the end of the world party.
The experience will not be the same at 90-95% totality. It will be a like a cloud crossing the sun. If you’re that close I would just go for 100% and deal with the traffic. It’s an amazing experience!
Anyway, it was a very cool experience. Not just the eclipse but everything that lead up to it. We traveled an hour to a small town that my dad had scouted out. “Nobody will be there” he said. Boy was he wrong. People were pulled off the side of the road for miles and miles. Everyone was outside town after town. It was like the world’s largest tailgate party. It felt like a scene of a movie where aliens or an asteroid was coming and we were all attending the end of the world party.
The experience will not be the same at 90-95% totality. It will be a like a cloud crossing the sun. If you’re that close I would just go for 100% and deal with the traffic. It’s an amazing experience!
This post was edited on 3/10/24 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 3/10/24 at 8:04 pm to LSU alum wannabe
we are going to Stowe VT. My daughter lives in providence we are driving up from there
Posted on 3/10/24 at 8:50 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Eclipse travel?
Backyard. It better not be shitty weather
Posted on 3/11/24 at 10:14 am to LSU alum wannabe
I have tickets to fly to St. Louis and hopefully see it in southern Illinois with my brother. In 2017 my brother and I had to drive for 3 hours to see the eclipse near Colombia, Mo. We had to drive to get away from the clouds. It was well worth it, the eclipse was the single most impressive thing I've ever seen.
Originally I was going to fly to Mazatlán for it, then the plan was Texas along the Rio Grande or in Hill Country. St. Louis with my brother was just a lot easier to do. The weather makes it 50/50, we may abort if the forecast is pretty bad. Hotels and my air ticket are fully refundable.
Originally I was going to fly to Mazatlán for it, then the plan was Texas along the Rio Grande or in Hill Country. St. Louis with my brother was just a lot easier to do. The weather makes it 50/50, we may abort if the forecast is pretty bad. Hotels and my air ticket are fully refundable.
quote:From what I saw of Texas it's pretty hopeless to stay in the path, but driving a couple of hours makes it possible to get a reasonably priced hotel. A month ago San Antonio still had rooms. Have some apps loaded onto your phone so you can improvise as needed, depending on cloud cover. In 2017 I navigated while my brother drove. I had the eclipse path and cloud cover map as references and in the last 30 minutes we found a nice opening in the clouds.
Thinking of staying 30-40 mins away and drive in places just out of the path are not marked up.
Posted on 3/11/24 at 11:58 am to Tigris
Posted on 3/12/24 at 3:21 am to cgrand
I live in Washington and my family traveled to the middle of a farmer's field in Oregon in 2017 to see the solar eclipse that passed close to us. We were in the path of totality. It was the most amazing natural event I've ever seen/experienced in my life.
Best Advice: BE IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY, do NOT think that being in 95% is "good enough". It's not "good enough" and you'll barely notice what is happening. Being in the path of totality will be an experience like nothing you've ever witnessed in your life.
I booked our trip to Texas about a year ago, because we agreed in 2017 that if we ever had the chance to do it again, we would. Our trip entailed flying into DFW and traveling south to Waxahachie to view.
I got an email from our hotel 2 days ago saying they were overbooked and that our reservation was cancelled. (Code for: we WAY undercharged you and suddenly realize how much we can REALLY get for our rooms).
I've rebooked in Dallas and I'm hopeful it will work out.
I can't stress it enough: take your family/friends and get into the path of totality and don't settle for anything less. It will be an overwhelming experience.
Also, depending on where you are, the length of the actual totality will vary. In Oregon, we had about 90 seconds, in Texas it looks to be between 2-5 minutes depending on where you are. Soak up ALL of that time and make sure to look at the horizon and all around you (as well as the sky).
This is a good interactive site for determining where and how long totality will occur:
Path of Totality and Times
Best Advice: BE IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY, do NOT think that being in 95% is "good enough". It's not "good enough" and you'll barely notice what is happening. Being in the path of totality will be an experience like nothing you've ever witnessed in your life.
I booked our trip to Texas about a year ago, because we agreed in 2017 that if we ever had the chance to do it again, we would. Our trip entailed flying into DFW and traveling south to Waxahachie to view.
I got an email from our hotel 2 days ago saying they were overbooked and that our reservation was cancelled. (Code for: we WAY undercharged you and suddenly realize how much we can REALLY get for our rooms).
I've rebooked in Dallas and I'm hopeful it will work out.
I can't stress it enough: take your family/friends and get into the path of totality and don't settle for anything less. It will be an overwhelming experience.
Also, depending on where you are, the length of the actual totality will vary. In Oregon, we had about 90 seconds, in Texas it looks to be between 2-5 minutes depending on where you are. Soak up ALL of that time and make sure to look at the horizon and all around you (as well as the sky).
This is a good interactive site for determining where and how long totality will occur:
Path of Totality and Times
This post was edited on 3/12/24 at 3:26 am
Posted on 3/12/24 at 5:49 am to LSU alum wannabe
I have a friend that randomly asked me months ago if I’d be in town as he was driving to the eclipse and he doesn’t seem like a huge eclipse guy. Is there something extra special about this one? My point though is that OP is likely months late if that guy planned it months ago I can’t imagine a lot of people haven’t done so already.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:54 am to baldona
We are now just looking to Dallas. It is in the path of totality. It loses a minute or so of totality not being east of Dallas. But downtown is big enough to handle the craziness. Hopefully we find a place with a good rooftop.
The rooms are marked up but only slightly.
The rooms are marked up but only slightly.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 10:45 am to LSU alum wannabe
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We are now just looking to Dallas.
Almost certainly the easiest option now. Just for grins I checked and could fly in that morning, walk outside the airport terminal and watch the eclipse, and then fly back home that night. The airport will have exactly 3 minutes of totality which is more than I would have guessed.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 11:21 am to LSU alum wannabe
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Kind of shits on my plan to find a place off the beaten path. Find a place to stay and you’re trapped traffic wise.
Yeah, I'm trying to figure out what I might do from Houston. The farther away from the cities, the better, because lots of people from all over are flying to Austin and San Antonio. I've even seen lots of people from the west renting RVs, etc. and planning on camping and staying in Fredericksburg for 4-5 days.
Although still undecided, I think my best bet might be to go southwest out of Houston maybe towards Pearsall on Sunday. I just have to bring enough food and water to hang out in the eclipse area for 4+ hours afterwards before driving home on Monday. I'd get gas pretty much every chance I get and try not to get below half a tank.
Not a great plan, but that Austin, SA, Fredericksburg triangle and even up towards Waco seems like it will be a madhouse.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 11:23 am to tigeroarz1
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The experience will not be the same at 90-95% totality. It will be a like a cloud crossing the sun. If you’re that close I would just go for 100% and deal with the traffic. It’s an amazing experience!
I've seen this said over and over. Unless you can get up to 98% or so, don't bother because you won't see the whole effect.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 12:46 pm to Tigris
Go to the roof of a parking garage
Posted on 3/12/24 at 1:08 pm to LaLadyinTx
quote:During the previous total eclipse I was in the path of totality and my sister was 2 hrs away in Charlotte with 98%. Our experiences were totally different. Mine was like a moonlit night and hers was like a cloud passing over the sun late in the day. That 2% makes a huge difference.
I've seen this said over and over. Unless you can get up to 98% or so, don't bother because you won't see the whole effect.
This post was edited on 3/12/24 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 3/12/24 at 1:40 pm to Scott68
quote:We saw it at a rest area in Ontario, OR. I think there were literally 1500 people just at that rest area. Super rural, but packed like downtown.
I live in Washington and my family traveled to the middle of a farmer's field in Oregon in 2017 to see the solar eclipse that passed close to us
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