<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Here's a story about Weiser: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/17/total-solar-eclipse-small-town-preparation-weiser-idaho">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/17/total-solar-eclipse-small-town-preparation-weiser-idaho</a>? Instead of 90 minutes from Boise, count on 10-12 hours. And getting out on Monday?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I see that Rexburg still has tent sites in the city park: $240 for three days.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I'm watching it on Idaho PTV.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA</font></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 4:01 PM, Ted Moffett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:starbliss@gmail.com" target="_blank">starbliss@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Yes, of course, the predictions weeks ago were for massive traffic jams, gridlock, in many areas on the path of eclipse totality across the US.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone who has done the minimum investigation of this event knows this...</div><div><br></div><div>However, I know several people who I have already discussed rideshare to the Cascade, Idaho area, on either Hwy. 55 or 95, who are leaving early Sun. morning.</div><div><br></div><div>It might be prudent to leave today, yes?</div><div><br></div><div>I suppose it would be more prudent to already be in the area of totality NOW!</div><div><br></div><div><strong><font size="4">Another option? Carry a bicycle that can be rode on the shoulder of the Hwy. by passing gridlock (quite legal!) and park your vehicle somewhere reasonably safe (?). A 50 mile bike </font></strong><strong><font size="4">ride is only 5 hours at ten miles and hour, thus if parked within 50 miles of the path of totality, this is doable if being an early bird for the 11:26:53 Mountain time totality start in Cascade. Another 50 miles back to the vehicle is nothing for someone in good shape for bicycling!</font></strong></div><span class=""><div>------------------------------<wbr>---------</div><div>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</div><div><br></div></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Ron Force <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ronforce@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronforce@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Ted, Did you see the picture in the Daily News of the 15 mile backup of traffic on Highway 26 heading to Prineville Oregon on<b> Wednesday morning</b>? Good luck in getting anywhere near Cascade on Monday.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-5546958717119953028m_6510269041422658336gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA</font></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_-5546958717119953028h5">On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 4:07 PM, Ted Moffett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:starbliss@gmail.com" target="_blank">starbliss@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div><div class="m_-5546958717119953028h5"><div dir="ltr"><div>Vision2020 is not a rideshare service, but this is an unusual event...</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone heading to Cascade, Idaho or nearby for the area of totality on Monday morning, Aug. 21? Of course, many will arrive Sat. or Sun. in advance, not attempt to travel to the event on Monday morning, when traffic will likely be difficult.</div><div><br></div><div>Share energy costs, of course.</div><div>------------------------------<wbr>---------</div><div>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</div></div>
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