JPaul
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Anyone planning on making the trip to watch the total solar eclipse on August 17th?
I'm planning on driving up from Utah to (probably) Driggs, Idaho with my daughter's to watch it. I originally planned on Rexburg but the more I look into it the more that option seems to be a very poor choice since everyone and their dog will probably do the same which will make I-15 terrible. It will take me about 5 and a half hours to get from my place in the Salt Lake valley up to Driggs but that is taking a slower back way up through the mountains. It will probably still be faster than dealing with whatever traffic there will be, particularly when coming home.
I'll probably split the trip up there in two by heading up to my in-laws in Cache Valley the evening before and spend the night there, then it's just a 4 hour drive from there to Driggs. It starts at just after quarter after 10 am, so we would leave a bit before 6 am and get there in plenty of time. Totality isn't until after 11:30 there, so that's plenty of wiggle room. Then a 5.5 hour drive back will get the girls home in time for bed.
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I'm planning on driving up from Utah to (probably) Driggs, Idaho with my daughter's to watch it. I originally planned on Rexburg but the more I look into it the more that option seems to be a very poor choice since everyone and their dog will probably do the same which will make I-15 terrible. It will take me about 5 and a half hours to get from my place in the Salt Lake valley up to Driggs but that is taking a slower back way up through the mountains. It will probably still be faster than dealing with whatever traffic there will be, particularly when coming home.
I'll probably split the trip up there in two by heading up to my in-laws in Cache Valley the evening before and spend the night there, then it's just a 4 hour drive from there to Driggs. It starts at just after quarter after 10 am, so we would leave a bit before 6 am and get there in plenty of time. Totality isn't until after 11:30 there, so that's plenty of wiggle room. Then a 5.5 hour drive back will get the girls home in time for bed.
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