"On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse."
Everyone was talking about the Eclipse...cities in the path of totality were getting ready for floods of people, disaster, chaos, etc. Both Julie/Isaac in Bend & Brett/Kathy in Rexburg were both in locations of totality. We debated on traveling to experience it, but honestly we didn't consider it too hard. We had just driven across country to move, Clay just left for Oklahoma, and Laura was getting settled in our new home in Liberty Lake with the kids. Sure...we would have loved to go and experience totality, but it just didn't happen this time around.
We didn't even have the chance to order special eclipse glasses...so when it came time for the eclipse - Laura gathered the kids, went outside - got the welding masks (Clay's idea) and watched the eclipse from the convenience of our driveway.
It got a little darker and hazy, but nothing real significant...after hearing stories of people who experienced totality - it was quite a let down....but we did get to rock out to Total Eclipse of the Heart with Jake Rabe, our new neighbor, as he sat in his lawn chair enjoying the eclipse rocking to appropriate music!!!
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