{"id":16147,"date":"2017-07-01T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T23:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16147"},"modified":"2017-08-05T23:18:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T04:18:08","slug":"a-total-eclipse-will-sweep-the-u-s-in-august-and-people-are-going-nuts-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16147","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Total Eclipse Will Sweep The U.S. In August, And People Are Going Nuts For It&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16148\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_17173674204951-f9704ee9ce384762f650fc62141ac2aaad3adfc1-s800-c85.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16148\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_17173674204951-f9704ee9ce384762f650fc62141ac2aaad3adfc1-s800-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_17173674204951-f9704ee9ce384762f650fc62141ac2aaad3adfc1-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_17173674204951-f9704ee9ce384762f650fc62141ac2aaad3adfc1-s800-c85-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_17173674204951-f9704ee9ce384762f650fc62141ac2aaad3adfc1-s800-c85-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ap_17173674204951-f9704ee9ce384762f650fc62141ac2aaad3adfc1-s800-c85-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>A June ad for campsites in the small town of Madras, Ore., anticipates the influx of tourists expected in the prime viewing location for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. Credit: Gillian Flaccus\/AP<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just in case you haven&#8217;t heard, people are going nuts over the Great American Eclipse August 21, 2017. Places are booking up. Some places have been booked full for months. Prices are climbing.\u00c2\u00a0 Little Madras, Oregon (population 6,500) is expecting 100,000 visitors because they are in the path of totality.\u00c2\u00a0 Highways could turn into chaos. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/06\/30\/535048940\/a-total-eclipse-will-sweep-the-u-s-in-august-and-people-are-going-nuts-for-it\">Read this eclipse news report from NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What should you do? Make plans now. Start at the links below.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Great American Eclipse Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16535\">The Great American Eclipse Series<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16089\">\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c\u00c2\u00a0 <\/a>All of my eclipse articles are listed at this link. Check back for new articles as they appear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16022\">How to Find, View, and Photograph the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Great American Eclipse\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c August 21, 2017<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Read this article first. It is my comprehensive guide to the best information on the Great American Eclipse, August 21, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16060\">Maps: The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Great American Eclipse\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Totality Path from Oregon to South Carolina, August 21, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16084\">Great American Eclipse Fly Over Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16123\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Wait Too Long to Get Your Eclipse Glasses or Binoculars!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/jimdotycom-20?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=65\">Eclipse glasses, goggles and binoculars at my Amazon powered photography store<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in case you haven&#8217;t heard, people are going nuts over the Great American Eclipse August 21, 2017. Places are booking up. Some places have been booked full for months. 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