[Elecraft] OT: Looking for Oregon/Idaho Eclipse accommodation

[kevinr at coho.net]

Oregon's weather is pretty predictable.  August is in our dry season.  
It is very rarely cloudy let alone is the weather inclement.  There is a 
very high chance of it being clear during the eclipse.

     73 & Clear Skies,

         Kevin.  KD5ONS


On 5/7/2017 3:39 PM, David Anderson via Elecraft wrote:
> Wayne
>
> I went from Scotland down to Cornwall for the total eclipse of the sun in 1999, the only chance in my lifetime to see a total eclipse in the U.K., we were fortunate in not having to pay to stay in a hotel, as we travelled down by overnight train from Scotland on a special old train run by the steam preservation society, arriving at Penzance just before dawn, seeing the sun rising before it went behind a band of cloud.
>
> Unfortunately the weather did not oblige and the sun was totally eclipsed by that cloud as well as the moon. :-(  However it was still an impressive sight, getting dark in the middle of the day, with an eerie silence and a chill in the air, the birds went quiet and then started to make a noise again as totality passed and the light started to rush across the sea to us. It was also spectacular to see 100's of flashes from cameras going off all along the headland, presumably people who didn't know how to work their cameras properly.
>
> Once the total eclipse phase was over and we had packed up our camera and telescope tripods, the clouds parted so we could see a partially eclipsed sun. Oh well, maybe in another lifetime!
>
> One of my fellow workmates who was on that trip was determined to see a total eclipse and has been all over the world to try to catch one, I think it took him about 4 trips before he was lucky enough.
>
> Wayne, wishing you clear skies for your eclipse.
>
>
> 73 from David GM4JJJ
>
>> On 7 May 2017, at 17:00, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My wife, son and I are planning to drive to Oregon or Idaho to view the solar eclipse on August 21st. Hotels in the rarified Zone of Totality are either sold out or price-gouging. We booked one 50 miles outside the path, just in case, but we'd love to find an AirBnB room or other option closer in, if possible.
>>
>> Anyone have a hot tip for us?
>>
>> Tnx
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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