The North American Solar Eclipse, Aug. 21, 2017 Options

[PDP8E]

As all of you know, by now, there will be an amazing Total Solar Eclipse this summer in North America stretching from coast to coast, and basically from 10 AM to 2 PM local time, from west to east.
An estimated 75 million people will be less than a half day's drive away from totality.
My family and I will be in Missouri that day, prepared to zip east or west in case of inclement weather.
Do you plan on observing this event?

[monty python]

GREAT THREAD! I live in Iowa less than a days drive from path. The day before, I'll watch the weather and pre position outside the path so I can get room and gas etc. Then the next day, drive to the path, depending on the weather.
Even if it's cloudy it could still be cool. I'm thinking I'll wear an eye patch to have one eye dark adapted.

[fredk]

Even if it's cloudy it could still be cool.

I can vouch for that. The one time I was in the path of totality it was cloudy. It was probably the coolest thing I've ever seen, with the entire landscape darkening so quickly. It's extremely rare to get to see real-time astronomical processes like that.

So on the day, if it's between a cloudy view from within the path of totality, and a drive to an area with a better forecast but where you might get stuck with x million others on a road outside the path, I'd suggest seriously considering the bird in the hand...

Anyway I too have been waiting ~30 years - I still recall leafing through a canon at a university library and seeing that date, 2017. I've got campground and hotels booked in the path in eastern Oregon with family...