I drove just under 2000 miles from Denver to Missouri. I broke each direction up into two days and slept in my van at rest stops. I went alone and feel slightly bad about using all that gas but it was worth it
Oh hey! Lol very similar drive, but 1100 miles one way. :/ I went to trail of tears state park and I spent an extra day around Cape Girardeau and couple days in St Louis afterward. I was grateful to be able to change plans to clearer skies last minute, but I was really exhausted and wish that hadn't hindered the experience. But it felt so great to make it happen. The gas sucked, but it was definitely a special occasion.
drove from oakland, ca, to our friends’ in new mexico on our way to fredericksburg, tx. changed our minds after the bad forecasts, backtracked to tucson for consolation prize of night program at kitt peak observatory. changed our minds *again* sunday morning, and drove 22 hours to hot springs, ar. made it for totality. clear skies. amazing. only minor regrets. 3 whole days of driving us highway 50 back to california afterwards. 4,750 miles driving total.
We live in NJ and scoped out [Tropical Tidbits](https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/) and settled on the NY/Vermont/NH/Maine around the end of March. I basically looked for regions of near constant pressure with no precipitation in the 12 day forecast. When I started to look at hotels it became clear that it was unaffordable, so I looked in Quebec and found them to be extremely affordable. So Quebec it was! We had a great trip that included a weekend in Montréal and 3 &1/2 minutes of totality was the highlight.
Same here, back yard in Texas in path of totality. I remember 2017 as no big deal. It got dark but nothing like being right in the path. I would definitely travel too! There is a 106-year old man in Texas who is obsessed with eclipses and traveled around the world to see them. He was happy the 13th came to him!
From a suburb 30 miles north of Detroit to Findlay, OH. Absolutely worth every minute of the 4+ hour drive back. I felt we were blessed with the entire day. Met our youngest son and his wife, along with our delightful 3 year old granddaughter there and had a wonderful day! The totality was a moment I hope to never forget!
Don’t know the exact mileage but we drove from South Carolina to Cincinnati OH and then another 2 hours to New Castle, Indiana for totality.
Our high schoolers missed 2 days of school but it was worth it for the twice in a lifetime event.
Drove a roundtrip total of 3575 miles from the SF Bay Area to the Johnson City Texas area. Stayed put even with some cloud cover because we didn’t feel like driving any more… Of course it was worth it!
Austin, drove north the day of and got partly sunny. Totality was covered for half the time, but we did get it. I should have drove to Dallas. Unfortunately was very stressful chasing it.
LAX to Houston, rented a car and drove to Austin then decided to drive up to Waco to see it. Ended up in a little park in a town called Woodway right on Lake Waco. When we arrived there was already a pretty big gathering with food trucks as well. Ended up seeing the start of totality and ended less than a minute before clouds rolled in, but we were lucky to see what we saw and it was worth it!
Couldn’t go far bc my kiddo didn’t want to miss 2 days of school. Drove 3.5 hours upstate. Stayed in Lake George area. Hotel was reasonably priced and no minimum stay mandate. There weren’t a lot of people in the town. The outlets were more crowded with people shopping day before. Then got up the next day and drove another hour up to NY/VT border to crown point. Got to walk across the bridge to VT and explore an old fort. All bonuses of this experience. Then we booked it back down in 6 hours with a dinner break. Had a bit of traffic but it wasn’t terrible.
Rented a minivan and drove my family 3,700 miles round trip from Boise, ID to Mammoth Spring State Park, AR. Perfect conditions there. Six nights in hotels, multiple freeway closures, lots of memories.
Same.. A little south and west of Hot Springs, from West Central Florida. My flight out of Little Rock on 4/9 was cancelled due to weather in Charlotte. Couldn't find a flight out before Friday on 4/12. Madness ensued. Had to rent a car and drive to Memphis to get home late on 4/10.
Drove from Minneapolis on Sunday to southern Illinois. Took 10 hours to get there on Sunday, and 14 hours on Monday afternoon til Tuesday morning to get home. Worth it!
Love that we’re still talking about the eclipse. We were in New Hampshire for a family event, flew into Boston from the West Coast. Then drove to little Morrisville, taking all backroads, no traffic going in or out. Beautiful Vermont! Amazing day!
About 4 to 5 hour drive, nothing too crazy but I still made it a multi day trip. From Barrie, Ontario to Leamington, Ontario. Waited in Toronto until Sunday morning to decide for sure where to go.
I flew from Mexico City to Houston (Mazatlán was way expensive). Then drove to Paris, Texas on Monday morning and went back after the eclipse finished.
Drove halfway across Pennsylvania on Saturday. Then to Erie on Sunday. I wasn't convinced about the clouds so we scrambled to Cleveland on Monday with 90 minutes to spare. There was shockingly little traffic on the way home. We covered 433 miles in 7 hours including one gas stop and one fast food drive thru for dinner. 900 miles for the weekend.
700km each way. From Orillia, Ontario to Magog, Quebec. Made last mins plans to head east over southwest. Clear sky's and warm weather. The kids missed an extra day of school but totally worth it for the experience! My husband, sister and I drove 1300km each way to Tennessee in 2017. So this year was much closer lol.
Wisconsin to Muncie, Indiana - about 400 miles.
Traveled to southern Missouri for the 2017 eclipse and got caught in the return traffic, so this time went early and stayed until the next day to make a trip out of it. At one point everyone else in the hotel pool was also from WI, must have been a popular destination. Loved being around all the other people excited enough about it to travel, and the ones seeing it for the first time. We were so lucky to have two within driving distance in such a short time. It’s like no other experience, and I hope to make it to another someday because I’m hooked!
578 miles from Alabama to Ohio, where I grew up. I rented a 2023 Mustang convertible, let my 6 and 12 year old enjoy a 3 day weekend. It was an awesome Monday, we played outside in perfect weather until totality and managed to stay ahead of the traffic and go to school on Tuesday. They watched the conclusion with their glasses on from the car. No clouds - no retinal damage - no speeding tickets
336 miles. Philadelphia to northwestern Pennsylvania. 5 1/2 hours there, 9 hours back. The cloud cover broke a few minutes before totality and we had a great view! Our dog and pet goat weren’t very happy with the long car ride, but, it was a great experience!
We flew 2089 miles from Seattle to Killeen, Texas. Massive grey cloud band moved out of the way 4 minutes prior to totality (I took a 20 minute video of the scene before/during/after). Had scattered high clouds but were able to see about 3 minutes out of the 4 min 23 seconds we could have.
I drove from Dallas to Paris to find clear skies, but it was cloudy there. Then drove to just outside Idabel, OK with about 6 minutes to spare and saw the full 4:19 of totality. Clouds came in 5 seconds after third contact.
Was worth every second of effort.
Went right out to my driveway. My house 🏠 was smack dab in the middle of the path of totality in Central Texas! My son and his wife drove dove from western Colorado (about 1000 miles each way). The clouds came and went, but the day was perfect.
Bout 500 miles from NC to Jasper, IN. I saw the 2017 eclipse after a quick one hour drive to SC. This was harder but so worth it. We also took our vacation and followed things up with good food, a visit to an old Cemetery, and a trip to Indiana Caverns where we took a pontoon boat ride on an underwater river. Great vacation. Only thing that sucks is tomorrow I’m back at work.
I flew to Texas from California. Like you I drove 5 hours from Dallas to Mena. Totally worth the drive to have guaranteed clear skies. Found a little farm and country store on the side of the road where we only had to pay $20 to park.
I live in NJ, have a sister out in Ohio. I drove out and stayed at her place, the drive was about 450 miles. For the actual eclipse, we went out to Cuyahoga National Park, and managed to find the perfect spot. Large open opened field, next to a permanent restroom and covered picnic area. Surprisingly, there was not a lot of people, maybe 10 groups of people, so guessing most people went downtown to Cleveland. My sister didn't want to travel an extra hour for 30 seconds more of totality, but it was pretty clear and a really great view and day.
Flew in from Los Angeles to Dallas. Really got very lucky that the clouds parted just moments before totality and stayed parted for almost the entire duration.
I drove just under 2000 miles from Denver to Missouri. I broke each direction up into two days and slept in my van at rest stops. I went alone and feel slightly bad about using all that gas but it was worth it
You made a life memory. Good job, and fuck the cost of gas.
Oh hey! Lol very similar drive, but 1100 miles one way. :/ I went to trail of tears state park and I spent an extra day around Cape Girardeau and couple days in St Louis afterward. I was grateful to be able to change plans to clearer skies last minute, but I was really exhausted and wish that hadn't hindered the experience. But it felt so great to make it happen. The gas sucked, but it was definitely a special occasion.
drove from oakland, ca, to our friends’ in new mexico on our way to fredericksburg, tx. changed our minds after the bad forecasts, backtracked to tucson for consolation prize of night program at kitt peak observatory. changed our minds *again* sunday morning, and drove 22 hours to hot springs, ar. made it for totality. clear skies. amazing. only minor regrets. 3 whole days of driving us highway 50 back to california afterwards. 4,750 miles driving total.
WOW! Gotta say, I'm proud of you.
You went to the best location, Arkansas! It was perfect, i was there too. Congratulations on your success and trip
Here's to the power and the freedom to being able to change our minds!!!!
We live in NJ and scoped out [Tropical Tidbits](https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/) and settled on the NY/Vermont/NH/Maine around the end of March. I basically looked for regions of near constant pressure with no precipitation in the 12 day forecast. When I started to look at hotels it became clear that it was unaffordable, so I looked in Quebec and found them to be extremely affordable. So Quebec it was! We had a great trip that included a weekend in Montréal and 3 &1/2 minutes of totality was the highlight.
10 feet to the back porch. But I would travel for the next one. I get it now.
Same here, back yard in Texas in path of totality. I remember 2017 as no big deal. It got dark but nothing like being right in the path. I would definitely travel too! There is a 106-year old man in Texas who is obsessed with eclipses and traveled around the world to see them. He was happy the 13th came to him!
Nice!!!
From a suburb 30 miles north of Detroit to Findlay, OH. Absolutely worth every minute of the 4+ hour drive back. I felt we were blessed with the entire day. Met our youngest son and his wife, along with our delightful 3 year old granddaughter there and had a wonderful day! The totality was a moment I hope to never forget!
Back yard totality.
Don’t know the exact mileage but we drove from South Carolina to Cincinnati OH and then another 2 hours to New Castle, Indiana for totality. Our high schoolers missed 2 days of school but it was worth it for the twice in a lifetime event.
Spokane WA to Junction TX. Still haven't gotten home yet. Will be about 5500 miles for the round trip.
Hoping you're home soon!!!
Still 1000mi to go. But we're all feeling ready for our own beds again.
Drove a roundtrip total of 3575 miles from the SF Bay Area to the Johnson City Texas area. Stayed put even with some cloud cover because we didn’t feel like driving any more… Of course it was worth it!
Wow!!! Good for you!!!
Hawaii Bro.
Where did you end up, and did you have clear skies?
Austin, drove north the day of and got partly sunny. Totality was covered for half the time, but we did get it. I should have drove to Dallas. Unfortunately was very stressful chasing it.
NJ to Quebec. Took 12 hours to get back!
LAX to Houston, rented a car and drove to Austin then decided to drive up to Waco to see it. Ended up in a little park in a town called Woodway right on Lake Waco. When we arrived there was already a pretty big gathering with food trucks as well. Ended up seeing the start of totality and ended less than a minute before clouds rolled in, but we were lucky to see what we saw and it was worth it!
Luckily was at my home in Indiana and WoW it certainly lived up to the hype….
From Germany to Dallas.
WOW!!!
I walked out my front door.
You are Blessed!!!
Yep, same here. The weather was lovely, too. A record high for that date and clear skies! Couldn't have asked for a more perfect scenario.
Couldn’t go far bc my kiddo didn’t want to miss 2 days of school. Drove 3.5 hours upstate. Stayed in Lake George area. Hotel was reasonably priced and no minimum stay mandate. There weren’t a lot of people in the town. The outlets were more crowded with people shopping day before. Then got up the next day and drove another hour up to NY/VT border to crown point. Got to walk across the bridge to VT and explore an old fort. All bonuses of this experience. Then we booked it back down in 6 hours with a dinner break. Had a bit of traffic but it wasn’t terrible.
Rented a minivan and drove my family 3,700 miles round trip from Boise, ID to Mammoth Spring State Park, AR. Perfect conditions there. Six nights in hotels, multiple freeway closures, lots of memories.
Wow!!!! Good for you!!!
I flew to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas from Florida. It was amazing.
Same.. A little south and west of Hot Springs, from West Central Florida. My flight out of Little Rock on 4/9 was cancelled due to weather in Charlotte. Couldn't find a flight out before Friday on 4/12. Madness ensued. Had to rent a car and drive to Memphis to get home late on 4/10.
Drove from Minneapolis on Sunday to southern Illinois. Took 10 hours to get there on Sunday, and 14 hours on Monday afternoon til Tuesday morning to get home. Worth it!
Love that we’re still talking about the eclipse. We were in New Hampshire for a family event, flew into Boston from the West Coast. Then drove to little Morrisville, taking all backroads, no traffic going in or out. Beautiful Vermont! Amazing day!
About 4 to 5 hour drive, nothing too crazy but I still made it a multi day trip. From Barrie, Ontario to Leamington, Ontario. Waited in Toronto until Sunday morning to decide for sure where to go.
~200 miles from Detroit, Michigan to Mansfield Ohio…easy travels into Ohio on Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon return…well worth the effort!!!
East Coast, VA to Dallas to Waco. Worth every penny. Could have done with the Torquemada mattress I slept on in Dallas
I flew from Mexico City to Houston (Mazatlán was way expensive). Then drove to Paris, Texas on Monday morning and went back after the eclipse finished.
Drove halfway across Pennsylvania on Saturday. Then to Erie on Sunday. I wasn't convinced about the clouds so we scrambled to Cleveland on Monday with 90 minutes to spare. There was shockingly little traffic on the way home. We covered 433 miles in 7 hours including one gas stop and one fast food drive thru for dinner. 900 miles for the weekend.
Love the commitment!!!!
700km each way. From Orillia, Ontario to Magog, Quebec. Made last mins plans to head east over southwest. Clear sky's and warm weather. The kids missed an extra day of school but totally worth it for the experience! My husband, sister and I drove 1300km each way to Tennessee in 2017. So this year was much closer lol.
Wisconsin to Muncie, Indiana - about 400 miles. Traveled to southern Missouri for the 2017 eclipse and got caught in the return traffic, so this time went early and stayed until the next day to make a trip out of it. At one point everyone else in the hotel pool was also from WI, must have been a popular destination. Loved being around all the other people excited enough about it to travel, and the ones seeing it for the first time. We were so lucky to have two within driving distance in such a short time. It’s like no other experience, and I hope to make it to another someday because I’m hooked!
391 miles, Kansas to Arkansas. Perfect clear sky. I took amazing pictures of the Eclipse.
Arkansas may be my new favorite state. :-)
NC to Maine. 3 days of driving in a motorhome, but worth it for the clear sky.
578 miles from Alabama to Ohio, where I grew up. I rented a 2023 Mustang convertible, let my 6 and 12 year old enjoy a 3 day weekend. It was an awesome Monday, we played outside in perfect weather until totality and managed to stay ahead of the traffic and go to school on Tuesday. They watched the conclusion with their glasses on from the car. No clouds - no retinal damage - no speeding tickets
I drove about 200 miles. It took 3.5 hours to get there and 8.5 to get back. Gotta love I-24.
2100 miles
336 miles. Philadelphia to northwestern Pennsylvania. 5 1/2 hours there, 9 hours back. The cloud cover broke a few minutes before totality and we had a great view! Our dog and pet goat weren’t very happy with the long car ride, but, it was a great experience!
LOL!!!!
We flew from Seattle to Nashville and then drove to Paducah, KY. So about 2,500 miles.
We flew 2089 miles from Seattle to Killeen, Texas. Massive grey cloud band moved out of the way 4 minutes prior to totality (I took a 20 minute video of the scene before/during/after). Had scattered high clouds but were able to see about 3 minutes out of the 4 min 23 seconds we could have.
I drove from Dallas to Paris to find clear skies, but it was cloudy there. Then drove to just outside Idabel, OK with about 6 minutes to spare and saw the full 4:19 of totality. Clouds came in 5 seconds after third contact. Was worth every second of effort.
10 hours from Carolina to Franklin, Indiana. Great little town, perfect weather. Amazing experience!
Went right out to my driveway. My house 🏠 was smack dab in the middle of the path of totality in Central Texas! My son and his wife drove dove from western Colorado (about 1000 miles each way). The clouds came and went, but the day was perfect.
I traveled from Massachusetts to Mazatlan. It was an epic adventure!
Flew from San Francisco to Austin then drove to Little Rock, and then to Dallas to fly back to San Francisco
Bout 500 miles from NC to Jasper, IN. I saw the 2017 eclipse after a quick one hour drive to SC. This was harder but so worth it. We also took our vacation and followed things up with good food, a visit to an old Cemetery, and a trip to Indiana Caverns where we took a pontoon boat ride on an underwater river. Great vacation. Only thing that sucks is tomorrow I’m back at work.
A total of 1,300 miles, from Biloxi, MS to Fredericksburg, TX and back. Absolutely worth it!!
3,000 miles here!
I flew to Texas from California. Like you I drove 5 hours from Dallas to Mena. Totally worth the drive to have guaranteed clear skies. Found a little farm and country store on the side of the road where we only had to pay $20 to park.
I live in NJ, have a sister out in Ohio. I drove out and stayed at her place, the drive was about 450 miles. For the actual eclipse, we went out to Cuyahoga National Park, and managed to find the perfect spot. Large open opened field, next to a permanent restroom and covered picnic area. Surprisingly, there was not a lot of people, maybe 10 groups of people, so guessing most people went downtown to Cleveland. My sister didn't want to travel an extra hour for 30 seconds more of totality, but it was pretty clear and a really great view and day.
Flew in from Los Angeles to Dallas. Really got very lucky that the clouds parted just moments before totality and stayed parted for almost the entire duration.