April 8th, Monday 9 a.m. ozarks, arkansas
just yogurt and blueberries for breakfast. slept fine. weird to think that the eclipse is here today. so far so good, clear skies. a few wispy clouds, nothing else
yesterday afternoon, I just did another quick trip down to the end of the road and back. totaled about 7 miles.
studying the maps more, I think I’ll resupply in Russellville and Dardanelle, but I may not leave here until Wednesday morning. I think that will make my stay here a full week. Seems longer. I like how time slows down out in the woods.
Tomorrow, traffic will likely still be bad with lots of people leaving after the eclipse. We’ll also have a couple days of rain starting tonight. I’d considered moving the truck down towards the stream after the eclipse, but with the rain that’s coming, not sure that’s wise. Not sure how easy the valley floods with the river going through it. Anyway, with my bike explorations, I can leave the back way to get to rt 16 again.
So tomorrow, if I get bored, I may just gear up and ride the bike down to the Falls again. I did pack active-wear rain gear. Even if it’s pouring rain, I’ll be chugging back up the 1000ft climb which will keep me plenty warm. It’s the going downhill part that actually sucks more when it’s raining. Gets very cold. And if there are any small wash outs, I’d rather cross them with my bike then get my truck trapped. You’d be surprised how a small 2ft deep, narrow wash out could stop my truck cold, but with my bike I could just step over it. Weird how that works.
Anyhoo. going to just relax and kill time until the eclipse.
April 8th, Monday 2p.m post eclipse ozarks, arkansas
I sat out by the hayfield. Had the spot all to myself. I can see one other truck parked a half mile away, but don’t see any people.
right around 1:45p.m. the world dims. Very eery. The lighting is like wearing perfect sunglasses in a vehicle with tinted windows. Weird. Not like dawn or sunset at all.
The corona was amazing. Well worth the trip.
my cell phone can’t really photograph the sun, but i got a shot of the horizon during the total eclipse.
and I’m lucky to have had mostly blue sky during the whole thing. the wind really started blowing hard for about 5 minutes before the total eclipse. Could’ve just been a coincidence, not sure.
Before, mostly no clouds
After a sliver of sun reappeared, clouds were heading right for the Sun to cover things.
hopefully Jeff gets good photos with his telescope up in New Hampshire.
