April 8 total eclipse
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Anonymous
| Is anyone here planning on driving to see the eclipse? I was looking at hotels in Texas and they’re pretty expensive. Looks like Dallas has a few that are still normal priced though. I’d rather watch it out in the country though not in a city. Are they going to have public viewing areas or something? |
Anonymous
| We are heading to Buffalo. |
Anonymous
| Yup. Upstate Maine. |
Anonymous
| Unfortunately Dallas for a wedding ugh |
Anonymous
| Definitely try and watch it out in the country, away from other people. So much more surreal and memorable that way! |
Anonymous
There is no such place. Mainers don’t say that. |
Anonymous
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There was a recent thread in the parenting forum about this -- the original question was whether families were pulling kids out of school for it, but there was lots of general discussion on travel for the eclipse.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1186301.page |
Anonymous
| We are going to Cleveland but we booked it a year ago. You’ll have a hard time finding something available in the path of totality this close . |
Anonymous
| If you want to drive, nearest locations are Cleveland or Erie, PA |
Anonymous
Erie hotels were fully booked 9 months ago. |
Anonymous
lol. I know. Moose Valley. |
Anonymous
It depends. If you watch in a somewhat urban setting, you'll see street lights switch on automatically as you approach totality, which is also surreal. |
Anonymous
| The eclipse will be visible across most of North America. Washington D.C. will experience 89% totality anyway. No need to fly somewhere for a 4.5 minute ‘watch’. Just remember to go outside that day to watch it. |
Anonymous
| We're going to Buffalo. There are still some rooms available but they're pricey and require a two or three night stay. We booked ours almost a year ago. |
Anonymous
| Paducah, KY baby! |