Drove down to Carbondale to see the total. It was pretty awesome. There was some suspense due to the weather (which was over 100F heat index). It was clear until about 20 minutes to full eclipse when a large cloud covered it. Beg awww from the crowd. Then right before the full it poked through a hole in the cloud with a great cheer from the crowd, the light switch was turned off and for 2 minutes + the full eclipse was available and it was night out. There was a little haze in front of it at the beginning turning to clear by the end, when we could see the diamond ring when the sun was coming back.
Pretty awe inspiring I must say. The darkness was truly amazing and can only be experienced in a full eclipse - any sliver of the sun showing obliterated the darkness.
Traffic was good going to Carbondale but utter hell coming back. But it was worth it.