Total Solar Eclipse
Mat, Owens, Stacy, and I went down to OR to climb Three Fingered Jack and watch the 2017 solar eclipse from inside the totality. 37 photos
19 Aug 2017 - 19:27
OR was having a bad wild fire season which made for some amazing sun sets
OR was having a bad wild fire season which made for some amazing sun sets
19 Aug 2017 - 19:28
OR was having a bad wild fire season which made for some amazing sun sets
OR was having a bad wild fire season which made for some amazing sun sets
19 Aug 2017 - 20:04
The first night we stayed at an Air BNB which really was a nice tent in an animal farm. Stacy got to meet all of the animals.
The first night we stayed at an Air BNB which really was a nice tent in an animal farm. Stacy got to meet all of the animals.
19 Aug 2017 - 20:15
Stacy got to hold a day old baby turkey. It was very warm.
Stacy got to hold a day old baby turkey. It was very warm.
19 Aug 2017 - 20:21
The first night we stayed at an Air BNB which really was a nice tent in an animal farm. Stacy got to meet all of the animals.
The first night we stayed at an Air BNB which really was a nice tent in an animal farm. Stacy got to meet all of the animals.
19 Aug 2017 - 22:15
It was actually a pretty awesome place to stay, about 5 feet from a goat pen.
It was actually a pretty awesome place to stay, about 5 feet from a goat pen.
20 Aug 2017 - 12:27
There was a massive wild fire some years, things are growing back but very slowly.
There was a massive wild fire some years, things are growing back but very slowly.
20 Aug 2017 - 13:43
Wild fires swept this place clean about 8 years ago, it's still trying to grow back.
Wild fires swept this place clean about 8 years ago, it's still trying to grow back.
20 Aug 2017 - 14:09
Seen through the smoke of near by wild fires
Seen through the smoke of near by wild fires
20 Aug 2017 - 14:53
We had perfect weather, I even took the bivy sack off later in the night as it was too hot.
We had perfect weather, I even took the bivy sack off later in the night as it was too hot.
20 Aug 2017 - 16:02
I was the only plebe sleeping on the ground.
I was the only plebe sleeping on the ground.
20 Aug 2017 - 17:09
Vincent Van Goat ready to protect her while she slept
Vincent Van Goat ready to protect her while she slept
20 Aug 2017 - 17:38
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21 Aug 2017 - 05:36
In order to be on the summit for the ~9am Solar Eclipse, we started out on the trail very early. As we gained the ridge line, we could see out across the valley to where a forest fire was raging, glowing beyond the next peak. It's hard to capture in photo, but we all took a moment to marvel at the silent world around us.
In order to be on the summit for the ~9am Solar Eclipse, we started out on the trail very early. As we gained the ridge line, we could see out across the valley to where a forest fire was raging, glowing beyond the next peak. It's hard to capture in photo, but we all took a moment to marvel at the silent world around us.
21 Aug 2017 - 05:37
The days first light finally starting to break as we scrambled onto the more technical terrain.
The days first light finally starting to break as we scrambled onto the more technical terrain.
21 Aug 2017 - 05:53
21 Aug 2017 - 05:53
21 Aug 2017 - 06:09
As we worked our way up steeper and more technical terrain, the sun continued it's slow silent ascent, warming us little by little. The world below still chocked in smoke from the near by forest fires.
As we worked our way up steeper and more technical terrain, the sun continued it's slow silent ascent, warming us little by little. The world below still chocked in smoke from the near by forest fires.
21 Aug 2017 - 06:29
21 Aug 2017 - 06:43
It had been a cold approach and climb, but as we summited the suns rays finally began to warm us.
It had been a cold approach and climb, but as we summited the suns rays finally began to warm us.
21 Aug 2017 - 06:45
Three Fingered Jack is not a hard climb, but it's a pretty precarious summit, about 3 butt checks wide
Three Fingered Jack is not a hard climb, but it's a pretty precarious summit, about 3 butt checks wide
21 Aug 2017 - 06:45
The shadow of the peak extending out below her. The sun still just barely risen.
The shadow of the peak extending out below her. The sun still just barely risen.
21 Aug 2017 - 06:46
You can see the shadow pyramid cast by our summit on the layer of smoke behind.
You can see the shadow pyramid cast by our summit on the layer of smoke behind.
21 Aug 2017 - 06:51
21 Aug 2017 - 07:33
21 Aug 2017 - 07:56
Waiting for the eclipse was cold, especially during the totality, it got very cold and we were very happy to have the extra warmth!
Waiting for the eclipse was cold, especially during the totality, it got very cold and we were very happy to have the extra warmth!
21 Aug 2017 - 10:14
The eclipse was well over 90% at this point, the shadows were beginning to look weird at the edges.
The eclipse was well over 90% at this point, the shadows were beginning to look weird at the edges.
21 Aug 2017 - 10:14
The eclipse was well over 90% at this point, the shadows were beginning to look weird at the edges.
The eclipse was well over 90% at this point, the shadows were beginning to look weird at the edges.
21 Aug 2017 - 10:30
After the eclipse, everyone who was up there to watch it slowly worked their way back down.
After the eclipse, everyone who was up there to watch it slowly worked their way back down.
21 Aug 2017 - 10:47
Three Fingered Jack in the background
Three Fingered Jack in the background
21 Aug 2017 - 11:31
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