Great American Eclipse Tour, August 2017
Here's a selection of my photos from our USA road trip, including the total solar eclipse on August 21st. If you would like a copy of any of these, I can send you the full-resolution 4000x2248 images, at about 4MB each.
Cheers,
Nige.
Route map
Just under 3,500 miles on the road in 3 weeks.
Mount Evans (elevation 14,271 feet)
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It was only just above freezing.
Breckenridge - a ski resort in the Colorado Rockies
Dillon marina, near Frisco
Vail, another ski resort
Glenwood Canyon rest area
Rifle Falls State Park
Dinosaur National Monument
Road to Harper's Point
Quarry Exhibit Hall
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Fossil bones can be seen still embedded in the rock.
Petroglyphs and Pictograms
Grand Teton National Park
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Roadside bison - a familiar sight.
Walk around Jenny Lake
Hike to Hermitage Point
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There were loads of these blue insects.
On to Yellowstone National Park
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View from Summit Mountain (not that high).
West Thumb Geyser Basin
Around Yellowstone Lake
Geyser Basins
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Evidence that bison come here in the winter to keep warm.
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Different coloured thermophile bacteria thrive at different temperatures.
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Tree growing out of an old spring.
Biscuit Basin
More geysers ...
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Simultaneous display with Lion?
From Grant Village to Mammoth
Artist's Paint Pots
Norris Geyser Basin
Sheepeater Cliff
Mammoth
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Elk like to feed on the lush grass.
From Mammoth to Canyon Village
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
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Charred fallen tree near Ice Lake.
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You can't prick our conscience with a soft toy in our room!
Final day in Yellowstone
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Ranger-led walk along South Rim of the canyon.
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Inspiration Point was closed for repairs.
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Lower Falls from Artist's Point.
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Damage from the great fire of 1988.
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View from the motel room in Wapiti.
Cody
Old Trail Town
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Some gory images from the Wild West.
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Several notable figures were reburied here.
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The Coach & Moose Skull (well-known pub!).
Buffalo Bill Centre of the West
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Rifles presented to presidents.
Medicine Wheel
Into Montana
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William Clark's signature is preserved in the rock.
Little Bighorn National Monument
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Monuments were erected where they fell. Red stone for Indians, white for US Army.
Eclipse day!
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We stopped here briefly, but then moved on as it was busy.
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All necessary safety precautions being taken.
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Limbering up with pre-eclipse yoga.
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Ill-fated drive through the hidden canyons of Wyoming.
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Matt's Sat-Nav was convinced there was a way through here.
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If we'd gone the right way earlier, we would have seen this sign and saved hours!
Devil's Tower National Monument
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A popular venue for experienced climbers.
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As featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
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A Prairie Dog (like moles, only bigger and more destructive).
Mount Rushmore
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Abraham Lincoln (slave emancipation)
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George Washington (founder of the US)
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Theodore Roosevelt (economic progress)
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Thomas Jefferson (building the nation)
Jewel Cave
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Calcite (dissolved by acid rain and redeposited).
Back to Colorado
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Fort Laramie, historically significant.
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Going out with our old friend Neil at Fort Collins.
Rocky Mountain National Park
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We couldn't stay for the beer festival.
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Overlooking Golden and the massive Coors brewery.
© Nigel Hymas 2017, with additional material from Matt Pardoe.
