Rat, the link only gives me a photo of the "blue marble," no local
information, nothing.

On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 1:14 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>         Worked just fine for Me & it looks like a very nice place ~
>
> Also the 2 spots that McNeely pointed to look great but suspect that any
> nice
>
> Campgrounds that close to SanAnton & Austin may be packed but then again
>
> 28Apr2024 being MidWeek might help ~
>
>         But since I’m not big on CampGrounds,,, Prefer to camp Away From
> It All
>
> If @all possible, I have looked to find the closest spot to ABQ that is on
> the Path
>
> & found this >
>
> (http://earth.google.com <http://earth.google.com/>)
>
>
>
>         I have an old USAF friend that lives in Austin & I’m going to see
> if He would
>
> be willing to go out to this spot & check it out ~
>
>
> > On 13 Feb , 2023, at 12:14 PM, Kris Seago <kseago@AUSTINCC.EDU> wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > Take a look at
> >
> > https://eclipseutopia.com/
> >
> > I’ve been to a number of events at the Four Sisters Ranch. REALLY
> pretty. The music is typically well curated.
> >
> > My two cents worth.
> >
> > Kris S. Seago
> >
> >> On Feb 12, 2023, at 2:32 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I tend to agree with you about FULL campgrounds.  One strategy I am
> considering is to camp a few hours away from path of totality.  That would
> give me time to get up early, drive to some lonely spot, park on the side
> of the road or in some vacant space for viewing.  But definitely South
> Texas, somewhere.
> >>
> >>   On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 12:10:48 PM PST, David McNeely <
> davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Another point is that unlike in some other localities, in Texas the
> eclipse
> >> path is near and over the major cities and large towns.  About 20M
> people
> >> live within 50 miles of totality.  All public campgrounds and parks
> will be
> >> absolutely crammed with people. Anyone who wants to use a public camping
> >> facility better take heed to get things set up well ahead of time.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 11:57 AM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>