I’m so jealous of all you folks who’ll be in the path of this one. You’ll have totality about twice as long as we did here seven years ago. It’s an incredible experience.
Be sure to lay a white or light-colored sheet underneath a tree where the sun casts the shadow on the ground. It’s pretty cool watching the shadow crescents change as the moon covers the sun. The kids should enjoy that as they wait for totality.
It’s currently very cloudy. I watched it in 17 too