Great Eclipse of 2017

We're down to T-minus three weeks. My brother-in-law is flying into and out-of-the-way town in western Nebraska. No interstate or major highway nearby, but it's directly in the path.

My sister told me yesterday they only have 100 landing spots -- and there's a waiting list that's at nearly 250. He has one of the spots and they're going to fly in on Sunday and camp outside the airport the night before with my parents, who are going to drive over on Sunday from Fort Collins.

Just did a casual search for hotel rooms the night before. Cheyenne has nothing. Fort Collins has nothing. A two-room bungalow nine miles from Casper is going for $2,400. A Best Western in Salem, Oregon, is fetching $2000 -- but you at least get breakfast.

I've heard of many people in Wyoming and Nebraska who have farms in the middle of the path are renting out spots to park for hundreds of dollars. Just to park. Crazy.

 

There is that risk, but it's late morning/near noon and what I've been reading, the best places to get great views are Wyoming and Nebraska. Which means it'll snow.

 

I'll drive to South Dakota and Nebraska -- but not Arkansas.

 

Well, it's more than two minutes. Yes, that's the totality, but we're talking about three hours from beginning to end, though once it returns to, say, 80 percent, it's over and time to get on the road. I'll be happy with open roads on the drive back.

 

So we'll get L.A. traffic during the 1984 Olympics.