Here is the list of all Texas towns showing eclipse times, durations of
totality, start, finish, and so on.

https://eclipse2024.org/communities/USA/states/Texas/

With the list, a map, and various camping lists, one should be able to come
up with a planned locality to visit.  I have lots of relatives in the path
of totality, and have already received offers of hosting in their homes.  I
will figure out by this summer what I plan to do, but camping is definitely
a preference right now, and a meetup with Vanagon owners sounds good.  "Off
the grid" camping is not as easy in Texas as in most places, due to lack of
BLM and FS lands.  State parks, Corps of Engineers sites, Caddo National
Grasslands near Bonham are possibilities.  Private landholders are likely
to open up for a fee, of course.

mcneely

On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 12:24 PM Tom Neal <tneal4242@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Total Solar Eclipse in Madras Oregon was the fastest most interesting
> 3 minutes of my life.   Completely weird and completely worth it.  Spooky.
>
> Vanagon camped at a nice lady’s farm she set up for about 50 people on top
> of a rounded hill.
>
> Before and after, a white plate on the shade side of a bush will show
> crescents made by the pin holes in the bush. We set up a telescope to
> project the crescent onto people’s shirts and took lots pictures on their
> cameras.
>
> Live in CA, but grew up in Austin so have friends who want to do it on
> April 8, 2024.  Enchanted Rock, Guadalupe Bend State Park, and Canyon of
> the Eagles look right on the track.  The closer to the track center, the
> better.
>
> If someone comes up with a good campground, would be fun to hang out
> Sunday to Tuesday.
>
> Tom