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I was there because I just happen to have relatives who lived right in the path, but I was totally blown away. I wish I could convey the experience to people wh
by vlunkr 6y ago
I was there because I just happen to have relatives who lived right in the path, but I was totally blown away. I wish I could convey the experience to people who weren't there. It was interesting as it approached, but once it reached totality it was pretty shocking. It felt a bit like the end of the world. All of the sudden it's dark outside, but not quite the same darkness as night. There's a sunset on the horizon in every direction. Bats are randomly flying around. And in the sky there's this celestial body you've never seen. It's not like the sun and not like the moon. And while your brain is still reeling and people are still gasping and yelling and pointing everything out, it's over.
Anyways, 10/10 would recommend.
- munificent 6y agoIt's like being briefly teleported to another planet.
- jyrkesh 6y agoI have to +1. Got somewhat dragged to totality by my girlfriend at the time with a bunch of her friends. It wasn't my prime idea of a long weekend but she and her friends were insanely excited, and she was always very supportive of me, so I went along with minimal grumbling (including when we woke up at 4:30a that morning to go from our campgrounds to an open lake area to make sure we got a good spot). Any ounce of annoyance I might have been harboring evaporated when the eclipse went from 99% to 100%. It was insane how incredible of an experience it was, and so suddenly. To feel this intense connection to other people who had seen it, or are seeing it...people were screaming and whooping, it was just incredible. I had driven a full car to the totality zone ~3 hours. I wasn't even mad that the drive home took 7 hours instead. I just had a big grin on my face, it was so worth it.