- Location
- In a strange land
I did a trip like this last February, and The Bride still gives me grief about "car repairs in three states". And she didn't even go on the trip.
Scope Creep needed to do something to redeem itself.
So I did a similar trip. This being to see the eclipse.
I had to add some fluids, and I have some bearing noise to chase down (AC compressor perhaps?), but no real problems like last time. We are going to call this progress.
I aimed for an area just north of Weiser, Idaho for the eclipse. A little roadside diner called "Mann Creek Country Store" showed as being dead center on the path of totality. They were all set up to charge $20/vehicle for parking. That at least gave us a place to legitimately set up camp to watch the event.
We had clear skies and reasonable temps.
All in all a success.
Here are some pics:
Me and The Varmints sporting our cheap sunglasses:
Our sophisticated photography setup:
Most of the way to totality:
Totality:
Coming back the other side:
And not quite stable enough:
It was a good trip, and a win for Scope Creep.
Now I have to get caught up on a bunch of things before school starts.
Scope Creep needed to do something to redeem itself.
So I did a similar trip. This being to see the eclipse.
I had to add some fluids, and I have some bearing noise to chase down (AC compressor perhaps?), but no real problems like last time. We are going to call this progress.
I aimed for an area just north of Weiser, Idaho for the eclipse. A little roadside diner called "Mann Creek Country Store" showed as being dead center on the path of totality. They were all set up to charge $20/vehicle for parking. That at least gave us a place to legitimately set up camp to watch the event.
We had clear skies and reasonable temps.
All in all a success.
Here are some pics:
Me and The Varmints sporting our cheap sunglasses:
Our sophisticated photography setup:
Most of the way to totality:
Totality:
Coming back the other side:
And not quite stable enough:
It was a good trip, and a win for Scope Creep.
Now I have to get caught up on a bunch of things before school starts.
