full solar eclipse Aug 21, 2017

[AllDownhillFromHere]

Passing right through central Oregon.

Dig in and get there in time.
See you all there, it should be quite the party.

[swjohnsey]

Thanks for the heads up. Longest totality near Madras, OR but still only a couple of minutes. Hit one in '91 in Mexico about 8 minutes.

[AllDownhillFromHere]

Per a google map I found of the path of totality, it's going to cross at about mile 2035, and per the elevation profile on the Halfmile maps, there's a 7000' peak at mile ~2033. 1330 miles from KM, assuming a June 15 start, you have to average 139 mpw for 10 weeks in order to make it.

http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html

The S edge of the path is at mile 1989, so if you average 135 mpw you'll still get some coolness.

[postholer.com]

You can use the interactive google map with the PCT, CDT, AT and all major trails with the path of the eclipse overlayed on them. If you change trails go to the 'Skins' list box and select the Eclipse overlay.

Jefferson Park, Oregon near Mt Jefferson on the south side of Park ridge will probably be the best spot.

Also, if your hiking speed is exactly average for a PCT hiker and you leave Mexico on April 22nd it will put you in Jefferson Park on August 21st, the day of the eclipse.

What's really cool, you can use the planner and plan your hike around the eclipse to determine your start date using your own speed/style.

-postholer

[AllDownhillFromHere]

Awesome stuff, postholer!

[rocketsocks]

Saw one back in '95-'96 maybe, during the afternoon. The light cast was like having sunglasses on, pretty neat, looked at it through my welding hood which had a #10 glass in it, a very dark lense.

[AllDownhillFromHere]

Not eclipse-related, but related to the postholer planning tool. Do people really take this many zeroes?