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I'd just prefer not to spend hours a week walking around with a garden house and/or sprinkler. Not to mention increasing my water bill. Mother nature does it better and more effectively when she cooperates.

I'm guessing you don't like to garden?

Pattern has switched to very dry. No meaningful rain next 7-10 days at least. Despite the blocking pattern warmth should out duel cool next few weeks.

Yeah, people don't get that low humidity, breezy conditions and lack of short term rainfall all dry the topsoil and fire fuel out real fast so fires are a legit threat coming up.

Beautiful pics!

A little less than 2 hours to go until we reach maximum daylight in about 2 months. Time seemingly moving so fast.

Getting there. Less than an hour before we reach the latest sunset. I know, it is two months away so don't me.

Event total rainfall here was 2.93". Another thorough soaking. Not like we needed it. Torrential rains at times yesterday with gusty winds. Winds howled overnight once again.

Amazing shot! Beautiful.

For me that was the most impressive part, the way the light just burst forth. Totality was right there with it though. The entire event was a humbling experience.

They did not and I was told by an employee who was standing nearby that the store had made arrangements so that they would not. So glad they arranged for that. Honestly had not thought about that until I heard others talking about it in the hours just before it all started. Was glad when the word spread that they would not come on.

Where where you in Newport? I was in the Walmart parking lot. Walmart was great to allow their parking lot to be turned into a festival atmosphere. Totally agree with your thoughts about return trip. Vermont not able to handle that kind of mass movement of traffic. Found 91 to be a horrible road with like you said few exits and minimal if any services along the interstate itself. The few parking lots along the route turned into a large public toilets.....in the woods. Ok for us guys but felt sorry for some of the ladies. Agree, worst traffic I have ever seen or been in. Same here just over 12 hours to get home, really closer to 14 if I account for some naps I had to take once into NY state. Same experience the first 3-4 hours were horrendous.

Left NJ about 12:30 a.m. Monday. Hardly a car on the road the entire trip. Made it up to Newport, VT near the Canadian border in NE Vermont in just over 6 hours. Lots of time to kill prior to event but it was a party atmosphere, tailgating, campers. Trip home was a horror show. Better than 12 hours in total and 91 south in Vermont was a near parking Was like a badly executed hurricane evacuation. Eventually cut over to I87 near Troy/Albany and continued south from there. Well worth the trip.

Great shot!

Agree! Was in Newport, VT. Absolutely a surreal experience. 100% vs. anything less no comparison.

Was well worth the trip I assure you! Was spectacular!

No traffic at all on way up in the middle of the night.

Newport, Vermont. Stellar day. Totally clear and deep blue skies. Walmart parking lot. Lots of spectators. Campers.

Leaving for Newport, VT shortly. Up 91. Will have time to sleep in the car in the morning. Likely will get room MA or CT for return trip. Rooms at very reasonable rates available.

Hope my plan to leave at midnight was a wise move.

Pretty much the same plan here. May wait to leave until Monday evening or Monday night. Might get hotel MA or CT on way home depending on how things go. No way was going to pay those hotel rates either. Suspect will be taking a nap or two in the car before and after the eclipse.

Agree on the hard sell of 3 days of rain but still looks like another widespread 1-2" rainfall event. Perhaps 3" Lower Hudson Valley. Lots of rainfall last few months.

So sorry for your loss.

Shooting for in or around BTV as of now.

4.0 is a legit quake in its own right around here. Would be a news story even without the 4.8 this morning.