I've already been in touch with my camera store, about getting the proper size solar filter for my particular lens. They will be getting a variety of sizes in and they will call me!

Accommodations will be difficult? How so? There are major cities up there.....Salem and one other.

Can't wait!

shireen

(8,333 posts)

3. sorry for the late reply ...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 4, 2016, 02:24 AM

Jun 2016

A lot of people are going to be converging along the eclipse route. Casper, WY is going to be especially crowded because the Astronomical League is holding their convention at the same time.

Towns with the best probability for sunny weather will be quite crowded. Check out one of the links I had in the OP about weather history along the totality path.

I've still not decided what to do. If I had the money, I'd go to central Oregon, around the Madras area.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,531 posts)

4. No worries, shireen!

Reply to shireen (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 4, 2016, 02:44 AM

Jun 2016

I figured you would answer eventually!

I will check out your links. We won't be going to Wyoming.....too far!

Thanks for responding!

csziggy

(34,131 posts)

2. My husband wants to go to Jackson Hole for the week

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:43 PM

Jun 2016

Even though the eclipse is not going through there.

I'm thinking of taking the train to Grand Teton, renting a car and watching from someplace nearby. But I'm not sure our budget can handle it, so we'll have to look at that realistically after the first of the year.

To see if we'll like train travel we're taking a train to Alexandria, Virginia for a seminar in November. That's a 20 hour trip from where we'll get on so tolerable even if we hate train travel. Plus that puts us in the area without a car which is an advantage in the Washington DC area.

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)

5. I hope you like biking

Reply to csziggy (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 4, 2016, 03:21 AM

Jun 2016

You WON"T be able to rely on Metrorail. The SafeTrack repair project is starting up.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/ready-or-not-metros-safetrack-maintenance-surge-is-here/2016/06/03/43244f80-2908-11e6-a3c4-0724e8e24f3f_story.html

csziggy

(34,131 posts)

8. I haven't been on a bike in fifty years

Reply to nitpicker (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 05:37 PM

Jul 2016

And I've never seen my husband on one.

Is there an Android app for Metro lines? I'm going to make my husband figure out where he's going and how to get there. But thanks for the heads up - I'll warn my husband about the possibility of not being able to use the Metro. Maybe he can set up with an Uber driver to carry him around for the four days he'll be on his own.

For four of the eight days we'll be there I will be in a class. The first day we're there I'll be registering, checking in with people and setting up for the class. I'll only get two, maybe three days to sight see so by the time I can do that my husband can figure out how to get me where we want to go.

Maybe by the time we get there they will be done with the parts we will need.

Update: I found the schedule and if things go on schedule they will not be working on the parts between Alexandria and Washington where we want to be. We'll arrive in Alexandria on November 1 and leave November 9.

http://wmata.com/rail/trackwork.cfm?clearcache

shireen

(8,333 posts)

7. It is visible from Jackson Hole!

Reply to csziggy (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 05:16 PM

Jul 2016

Jackson Hole is within the path of totality. It's a nice place to view the eclipse.

But stay away from high elevations because the probability of clouds is higher.

I'm going to be in Riverton with friends. If we have to "chase" the eclipse due to clouds, there's a nice network of roads to follow.

Source: http://eclipsophile.com/wyoming/

shireen

(8,333 posts)

6. Hotels/motels are filling up quickly

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 05:10 PM

Jul 2016

I read an article that said central Oregon motels are almost filled. The Madras area is one of the best locations in the country to view the eclipse.

Weatherwise, another good location is Wyoming, east of the mountains. Casper is going to be a hot-spot since the Astronomical League will be holding their convention there.

Wind River County is planning some activities. I'm planning to be in Riverton with some friends.

If you're planning to be in areas with best probability of good weather (see eclipseophile link in post), pick your location(s), then get on TripAdvisor NOW and start looking for a place to stay. There are also many campsites, but look into safety before deciding to camp or not.

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)

9. Next month, we're going down to Oregon to scout sites

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 01:00 AM

Jul 2016

Eastern Oregon has pretty good weather this time of year but we're going to have backup sites just in case. (I've been waiting for this one for almost 20 years.)

shireen

(8,333 posts)

10. awesome

Reply to pokerfan (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 12:03 PM

Jul 2016

i really wanted to go to Oregon, but heard hotels were booked up. Besides my friends were more keen on Wyoming. It's going to be really really beautiful in Oregon. Always wanted to visit. Be sure to stay away from higher elevations since clouds tend to condense as air gets cooler The Eclipsophile website in the main post was created by a meteorologist and he has a lot of good advice on picking sites. Good luck!