Are you in the path of totality?
Gonna be cool.
April 8th.
Are you in the path of totality?
Gonna be cool.
April 8th.
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Made a trip of it in 2017, camping out in Eastern Oregon where the full effect was felt.
Remember that everyone's shadow started shaking before things were mostly fully blacked out for a few minutes.
I interpreted as a message from our lord that end times are coming soon.
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I'm considering flying into DFW for it. The problem is that the airline thing is a shitshow. Super expensive unless I fly back Tuesday.
Flying in to DFW Saturday night and out Tuesday. Doing the eclipse in Fort Worth. Best use of airline miles was those dates even with the expense of hotels rooms.Originally Posted by Dan Druff
I found some semi reasonable flights coming in Sunday and out Tuesday.Flying in to DFW Saturday night and out Tuesday. Doing the eclipse in Fort Worth. Best use of airline miles was those dates even with the expense of hotels rooms.
I hesitated because I didn't want Ben missing 2 days of school, but I might just say fuck it and let him.
I tried to get Sunday-Monday, but the Monday evening flights were outrageously priced. I got annoyed and quit the whole thing after hours of trying, and even looking at other possibilities such as flying in/out of St. Louis, and driving to the totality area.
I have found that some of greater Dallas has some very reasonably priced hotels. I might book something tonight.
BTW, I did the totality in the air in 2017.
My dad found a flight which most people weren't aware would be in the totality. It was a pain in the ass. We had to get up in the butt crack of dawn, fly to Portland, then fly to Kansas City, then fly back to LA.
However, it was really cool to see from the air, and fortunately it was guaranteed no matter what the weather, as we were above the clouds. The only possible fail would be a flight delay, which fortunately didn't happen.
The only delay occurred afterwards, as first the plane couldn't land in stormy KC, we circled a bunch of times, and there was talk that we might be diverted 300 miles away, which of course was going to fuck up our return flight royally. Then a decision was made to land in a heavy storm, which I also wasn't that comfortable hearing, but we lived. Then we had to wait hours until the weather cleared to fly back.
Anyway, still worth is and a nice experience. However, not only was it more difficult to determine flights of the totality this time around, but the ones which existed were specifically marketed as totality flights and were very expensive.
So I decided to take a shot with doing it on the ground this year.
The other issue in Dallas is rental cars are crazy, if even available. I’m taking the train from DFW to Fort Worth and will Uber/Lyft anywhere else I decide to go locally.I found some semi reasonable flights coming in Sunday and out Tuesday.
I hesitated because I didn't want Ben missing 2 days of school, but I might just say fuck it and let him.
I tried to get Sunday-Monday, but the Monday evening flights were outrageously priced. I got annoyed and quit the whole thing after hours of trying, and even looking at other possibilities such as flying in/out of St. Louis, and driving to the totality area.
I have found that some of greater Dallas has some very reasonably priced hotels. I might book something tonight.
About a 2 hour drive, I’ll just pick the closest city with projected clear sky.
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