Preparing for the eclipse.

The idea is to decide where to go to see this. I get one chance in a lifetime..... don't want clouds to ruin it. So I selected two places. One in Wyoming and the other in Illinois. I made reservations about 150 miles away from each of the closest cities and I will cancel one of them on Friday and drive to the other one. 

A choice is Casper Wyoming. Hotel.com (Expedia) offers two rooms left in the entire city. They are both going for $1,000 + on August 20th. Weather channel predicts there is a 20% chance of rain and cloud cover over Casper on 8/21. Sad for the people who show up if the city is cloud covered.

I reserved a room in Rapid City from where I can drive to Casper.

Good planning.  Wishing you luck and hoping you don't need it...

You might find this link helpful.  Based on it, Wyoming seems a good bet from a non-cloudiness standpoint.

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/6/15/15804336/2017-solar-eclipse-map-united-states-nasa

This thread makes me look forward to retirement. Enjoy the trip!  Can't wait to see your photos...

Weather website predicts some clouds for Casper.  Again, I will make a decision on Friday.

That's so cool Jack.  Best of luck!!

We are lucky to have friends to visit in Independence, MO. They have a big property which I expect won't get crowded. It's in the path of totality, and don't you just love that term?

It's a great term when not used in the context of ICBMs.

Tom_Reingold said:
 It's in the path of totality, and don't you just love that term?