Originally Posted by
Mr. Spadoni
If you can get to a spot in totality, go. Near total is NOT the same.
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My wife went to Salem, Oregon to see the total totality while I was stuck at work in Portland. Definitely a different experience. We’ve since gone see the eclipse in La Serena, Chile in 2019.
Only downside of going to see the eclipse in person was that it took 8 hours for her to drive home. Normally it’s about an hour.