Solar Eclipse Ride 4-8-2024

[TIMMYDUCK]

The title says it all .

We’re riding.

Monday 4-8-24

Meet for breakfast at The Water Street Cafe 9-10 am for breakfast.

141 Water Street Laconia, NH

https://www.waterstreetcafenh.com/

Kick Stands up for 10:15 .

This exceptional ride to the darkness will take you on all secondary twisty roads into Franklin County,VT for the full 3:32 seconds of complete darkness.

John boy and I are fully committed, so that makes two of us .

Be nice if a few more riders would join us and have a go of it.

1. Timmyduck
2. John Boy

[tsorfas]

Honestly if I had a bike safe and registered this would be it.

[Stoneman]

If we can move the eclipse to Sunday I'm in!

[loudbeard]

Yeah, I’ll take the day for this.

1. Timmyduck
2. John Boy
3. Loudbeard

[RandyO]

not me this time, I will be watching 98% from my doctors parking lot, I will have my camera and sun filter if it ain't cloudy and raining

was thinking of visiting my brother in Lowell VT,

[loudbeard]

1. Timmyduck
2. John Boy
3. Loudbeard

Damnit. I have to fly to Chicago the afternoon of the 8th for a customer meeting.

Thanks for organizing Timmy, I was really looking forward to this.

[TIMMYDUCK]

1. Timmyduck
2. John Boy
3. Loudbeard

Damnit. I have to fly to Chicago the afternoon of the 8th for a customer meeting.

Thanks for organizing Timmy, I was really looking forward to this.

No worries.

Another time and place perhaps.

Maybe you will get to fly thru the path of totality.

[PurplePackage]

The weather will be cloudy, traffic will be a nightmare. Do it.

https://eclipsophile.com/2024tse/#Eclipse-day_planning

[TIMMYDUCK]

The weather will be cloudy, traffic will be a nightmare. Do it.

https://eclipsophile.com/2024tse/#Eclipse-day_planning

Weather could certainly be an issue , as for traffic , not really concerned.

Since it is only John Boy and I going so far , we will be on our adventure bikes taking roads and trails the cagers have no idea exist .

[ducatirdr]

Make sure you get some cheap solar eclipse glasses from Amazon. They are super dark lens good for looking at the sun and watching the eclipse prior to full eclipse.

https://a.co/d/0no02Gc

[TIMMYDUCK]

Make sure you get some cheap solar eclipse glasses from Amazon. They are super dark lens good for looking at the sun and watching the eclipse prior to full eclipse.

https://a.co/d/0no02Gc

We went to a solar eclipse presentation at the loon society sponsored by NASA.

https://loon.org/

Walked out with 6 nice pairs .

[Stoneman]

The weather will be cloudy, traffic will be a nightmare. Do it.

https://eclipsophile.com/2024tse/#Eclipse-day_planning

Weather in northern NH can't reliably be predicted 3-days out, and even that's a stretch!

[RandyO]

96.38% totality at my house

[FirstDuc-1098]

96.38% totality at my house

Eclipse party at Randy's

[RandyO]

Eclipse party at Randy's

you will be alone, I will be watching from my physical therapist's parking lot,

[e30addict]

you will be alone, I will be watching from my physical therapist's parking lot,

Please leave anything of value with easy access so we can loot your unattended homestead.

[loudbeard]

Have fun today, guys. Pretty bummed I’m not riding with you, today and tomorrow look like some great early spring riding.

I just landed in Chicago, going to pickup my rental car :/

[ducatirdr]

I had a dream of jumping on the Ninja H2 SX and blasting up 91 at 6am before the madness started. But life and work has me in Central Mass with a bunch of solar glasses and possibly my daughters coming over for the max eclipse viewing and pizza party. Wish I were able to see the full boat corona blase with the naked eye. I hear its spectacular.

[SteveM]

I think the traffic in Maine headed into and out of the path of totality will be nuts. It seems that Maine is going to have the best weather along the entire path.

I'm in Bridgton, 98% is good enough for me. I'm hoping it also permits me to get ahead of the homebound traffic from farther up north.

My B-I-L is headed out of Lovell, ME up to Rangeley. Good luck!

[Stoneman]

The traffic on Route 93 north (and 293 north) is backed up into Hooksett. Well south of the "upper split" now...

[MattR302]

Have fun today, guys. Pretty bummed I’m not riding with you, today and tomorrow look like some great early spring riding.

I just landed in Chicago, going to pickup my rental car :/

I just boarded a plane to Chicago - see you there?

[Stoneman]

The traffic on Route 93 north (and 293 north) is backed up into Hooksett. Well south of the "upper split" now...

According to Google Maps, still seems the same. In Franconia where 93 narrows looks like quite the good time too!

[loudbeard]

I just boarded a plane to Chicago - see you there?

Unlikely, I’m all the way out in the corn now! (Monee, IL)

[loudbeard]

Well that was pretty cool, we were at about 95% here. Kind of like standing behind a sheet of tinted glass.

[Jim]