The Road to "Totality"

Clear as mud. I'm clearly not as familiar with the geography in NC as you ;)
 
But yeah, looking at that map again it looks like it missed NC entirely
 
No idea where Murphy is but yep on closer inspection it does pass through the western corner there

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We're kinda liking the idea of the Sawtooths down here in Cali. It would still allow a trip through Salt Lake City, UT or a trip through Boise, ID. Mum is the word on why these two cities are important. :spy
 
Update: it now appears the girls may fly up to meet my brother and me. I think the closest easiest (and least expensive) airport to fly in is Boise, ID? They would likely fly back or may cruise back with us. If they fly back, I don't know if it would be the same day as the eclipse or not (what if the world ends at that point in time?).

My brother and I will be camping on the way north and he's a professional photographer so I'll probably get put to work.

As for camping, has anyone claimed the title #SolarRendezvous yet?
 
Remind me and I'll be sure to share any photos you guys tag with that on our AAV social media! :cool:
 
I mentioned the trip to Machelle, and she decided it was something we needed to do!
 
I dig it! Road trip is August 12-23, 2017!
So far for sure:
Road trip meandering up to Boise, ID. Meet our ladies in Boise Friday night (they're flying in). Relax and late dinner. Day and night in the city to meet folks and explore Boise, ID Saturday. Sunday drive out to Stanley, ID and camp nearby or local hotel. Drop girls off at airport in Boise on Tuesday and power drive home within a day or two (taking turns driving). I'd suggest taking off Wednesday the 23 to unpack and relax after the drive back.

We're going all out adventure. I think we're taking the Jeep (me and my brother(s)) and we're going to find some 4wheeling, high altitude lakes and other scenic things along the way up. We may do some difficult trails, but nothing gnarly (can't risk breakage).

FYI The Mayan Empire controlled entire civilizations because they could predict eclipses! This is going to be a super radical event if it forced people to bow down to the Mayan power of "controlling the sun".
 
WOW - every single resort and campground within 50 miles of Stanley, ID is booked for this event.
Option A - bring the trailer, but that doesn't cover everyone
Option B - alter road trip to be a RV road trip and rent an RV from CA
Option C - rent a RV in Boise?
 
We are open to all options except renting an RV there. If we're going to make it a wheeling along the way trip, we'll take the Jeep and tent it. Pavement pounding and campgrounds parks etc, we'll take the truck.

Submitting vacation days tomorrow!
 
I'll bet a lot of people will tent it where they can on eclipse day. Side of the road or we can find some forest roads.
 
Actually the goal is to have no sun for a few minutes.

I can remember as a kid in elementary school we had a solar eclipse. I lived in Wyoming at the time, the big show for us was someone brought a rooster to school and we were supposed to see if the rooster sounded off when the sun came back out. I don't recall the results.

Just submitted for vacation, decided to go for the gusto, took two weeks off (8/14-8/25) so I don't have to rush either direction!
 
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