Eclipse

[bryany]

It was impressive from my driveway in Casper. I watched it with my grandsons after driving most of the night up from Raton. If you weren't in awe of it, sorry. It was a sight to remember if you were in the path.

I left Raton at 5 PM Sunday, drove through Limon, CO and entered Wyoming at Carpenter. Smooth sailing the whole way. When I hit US 85, the traffic started to pick up. (about 11:30 PM) I was going to take a nap at the rest area south of Hawk Springs but it was one big tail gate party. I drove on to Chugwater and pulled over by the north freeway ramp for a couple of hours. I got back on the road about 2 AM. Half of the traffic was moving along steady at 70-75 MPH, the other half was pushing 80-85. There wasn't enough traffic to be a problem. All of the interstate parking areas were packed as were the rest stops along the way. It looked like hundreds of vehicles parked in the railroad work yard between the N Platte and the Orin Jct rest area south of Douglas. All I saw was some moon reflections on windshields. Most of the traffic left the highway at or near Douglas, the drive into Casper was much quieter. Got home at 3:30, sounds like the right idea, I missed the crowded roads at sunup.