Monday, August 21, 2017 was the Solar Eclipse that went across the entire country. Meg and I decided to watch it from the Gardens of the Gods in Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
All photos Meg White.
We would never had seen this natural arch except that we had to walk up into the park for about 1-1/2 miles.
We would check the progress of the eclipse through our 2x glasses as we made the trek.
You could see the progress of the eclipse in the shadows of the trees - it was cool!
Garden of the Gods has lots of strange rock formations.
We joined a group of people on top of a large outcropping....
...and settled in as it started to get dark.
For about 2 minutes, it became night. Lots of people whooping and howling from all the rock formations scattered around the forested area. It was one big party.
Some folks hung out even after the main crowds had started to leave.
Large telescopes and cameras everywhere - someone had a big drone. We topped the day off with a stop at my favorite Owensboro BBQ place for a gallon of Burgoo, 3 lbs. of Mutton and a hickory-smoked chicken. A long day, but very memorable.
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