Watched it from eastern Oregon (Mitchell). Very slight haze but really pretty close to absolutely clear sky.
Phenomenal. Simply the coolest thing I have ever seen (and I've been alot of places and seen alot of cool things). There is no real way to capture to strange silver light or to experience that abrupt "flight of a switch" change from almost-there to totality and then the strobe sensation when the moon first moves off totality.
If you think you are getting most of the effect at anything less than totality - you are kidding yourself. Outside of totality is the equivalent of going to the Alps with the best equipment and a ski pass, then staying in your hotel and watching TV.
Worth every bit of travel, dry camping, traffic jams, you name it. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Sorry about the crappy eclipse shot, I had no filter and couldn't shoot until totality - at which point I was flapping about and whooping it up like some crazy goony bird - LOL! Pics are ranch location where I watched, the money shot, and a few of the Painted HIlls (nearby to Mitchell).
angela
