Yesterday was the total eclipse of the sun in the United States, and a big deal. I went about 90 minutes south of Portland Oregon to Mary’s Peak at about 4000 feet above sea level with a group of people to see the eclipse as it started on the coast of North America. We could see from the ocean to Mount Hood.
The morning started early around 2:30am but by 7am I was seated on a beautiful mountain top awaiting the eclipse and 2:23 minutes of totality.
The difference between 99.3% and the zone of totality is huge and you shouldn’t settle for 99.3%, just drive a few miles to the 60 mile wide zone of totality where the sun is completely covered by the moon. Totality is amazing and you can look up and see the moon covering the sun without eye protection. Right before totality the light seemed dimmed much like wearing sunglasses and then the shadows were lightly flickering. Then totality occurred. The ring around the moon glowing was surreal and hard to believe what you are seeing is…