2. Rob's Trips

2017-08 Total Eclipse Trip

Being so close to where we live, Annette and I decided to head up to Wyoming to watch the total eclipse of the sun. Of course we couldn't pass up an invitation from our good friends Chris Archer and Sara Spaulding to join them for a little rock-climbing in the area before and after the big event. Here are a few pics of our trip. It was totally amazing!
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Chris, belaying in comfort.
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Chris, belaying in comfort.

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  • Camping in the Laramie Peak area of wyoming.
  • Fun climbing greeted us our first morning.
  • This strange insect came to join me for lunch.
  • This strange insect came to join me for lunch.
  • Sarah, making the local 5.12b hard route look like 5.8.
  • Chris, belaying in comfort.
  • The countryside surrounding the climbing areas, very rural.
  • While driving early in the morning up to the eclipse location, we spotted this Ferruginous Hawk hunting for breakfast.
  • Our crew and all our viewing equipment.
  • Annette and me viewing the progressing path of the moon across the sun via my telescope projection screen.
  • Folks next to us came over to view the image projected from my telescope.
  • Chris views the changing partial eclipse with a pinhole camera he fabricated from a FedEx tube.
  • Chris, looking down into the opening cut into the box.
  • Though small, the image clearly shows the moon blocking the sun.
  • Annette and Sarah constructing a pinhole viewing system.
  • This projection of the dark disc of the moon crossing in front of the sun was dubbed the Pacman by Annette.
  • Had to bundle up from shorts and t-shirt to full fleece due to reduced sunshine!
  • This picture was taken early in the two minute, 15 second view we had of totality. Note the beautiful wispy corona, extending millions of miles from the surface.
  • Another view of the corona and solar prominences on the right side.
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