Eclipse Day


We joined all the hype, woke up early to go see the Solar Eclipse that was happening in Oregon.  Our science lessons was put to the test and it worked!!

The whole thing was over hyped on the media.  We drove to find a destination to watch the eclipse, but the traffic was light!  The attempted new campgrounds people made were empty....

Our solar eclipse experience was a little different as we were in the marine fog.  Someone gave us a solar viewer to protect our eyes.  

Our 4 year old was excited about the eclipse for like 10 seconds at a time until the full on darkness rolled in for a full 2 minutes.  Everyone was cheering and it was a really weird feeling.  The birds stop singing and its quiet (minus the cheers here and there).  If you ever can go experience a full on solar eclipse in your lifetime I'd recommend it.  It's difficult to explain, but its a very neat thing indeed!

We were in a hurry to our next destination....traffic was a little heavier when we were trying to get out of town, but still not as terrible as I anticipated.   We stopped for lunch in a parking lot since our kitchen was right behind us.  While the kids were waiting for the lunch to happen another goal set for camping was accomplished!!! The littlest can now ride a 2 wheeler.  yahoo!

Hit the road again and arrived just before dinner to the grandpa campground...








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