Wxtrix

a low of 30.

we had a shower earlier and now it's thundering, but that's it so far.

we drove back from Ohio yesterday and the traffic was heavy the entire time. there were multiple accidents and some construction, and at one point Waze routed us through Pittsburgh itself, where we saw a bunch of the city’s bridges. on the other hand, a different detour landed us in an Amish town, complete with horses and buggies. the experience was worth every inconvenience. i still can’t believe what i saw fewer than 48 hours ago.

yes—the same place i saw it. really cool—great photo.

truth. the air cooling, the bird chorus, the silence as the color and then the light drain away as totality approaches—that can’t be photographed.

crappy phone picture does not do it justice. the sun had a black hole in the middle of it, and it was surrounded by white flames, with a red ball of fire on the bottom. and that was after the light quickly drained away leaving the aftertaste of dread. so incredible.

yes!

OMG

about 15 min to totality here. it's cooler, dimmer, and the birds are singing. we have high clouds but i'm still hoping to see the corona at totality.

clouds coming back, but the sun is still visible.

we’re set up on the hotel’s patio. we’ve got lunch, wifi, bathrooms, and a good view of the sky. our initial choice had too many trees blocking the sky.

clouds have cleared off:

Ohio chasing peeps: https://www.weather.gov/cle/weatherstory

we might just watch it from the hotel patio since we’re not going to chase any further and we won’t have to fight traffic.

we’re at our hotel between Cleveland and Akron. no problem at all with traffic.