[p911dad]

We went down into SC to Lake Greenwood State Park. It never got completely dark, but we had couple of cool effects, like being surrounded by a low sunset colored sky, and all the insects commenced chirping like mad when it got to about 90% and stopped abruptly at about 10% past full exclipse, just like they do at regular twilight. The little crescent points of light in the shadows under the trees were very cool. We all agreed it was worth the hassle of getting there and back to see the total eclipse.