Solar Science
Great American Eclipse
Great American Eclipse (Oregon)
Eclipse Glasses
Various libraries are offering free glasses from Google and UC Berkeley. OK to use welding glass #14 or higher.
How the eclipse will look from anywhere in the US
Eclipse Megamovie
Photography advice
Weather predictions
Most of these remote areas have little cell service. TT refers to Thousand Trails Bend-Sunriver. Expect gridlock! Keep gas tank and water jugs full and have plenty of cash. The rest focuses on eastern Oregon.
BLM
Eastern Oregon path (BLM seems to be more the low elevation areas.)
Lower Crooked River
Prineville
Umatilla National Forest
Siuslaw NF (far West)
Mary's Peak closed to camping; cg used for emergency staging; FS 30-3010 Marys Peak Road above Conners Camp closed Mt. Hebo closed to camping without eclipse permit.
Cascade Head closed to camping; Private vehicle access to upper Cascade Head on Aug. 21 will be on a first come, first served basis. The gate on FS 1861, near the intersection with Hwy. 101, will be open beginning at 6 am on Aug. 21 and closed when parking areas reach their capacity limit. FS 1861 west of Hwy. 101 will be closed to vehicles nights of Aug. 17 through Aug. 20 (7pm – 7am).
Willamette National Forest
Recreation area
Gold Butte Lookout 4500' 110mi 2.5 hours from TT.
Not as much open space. Not sure I can drive up to it. Visit the night
before and ask staff.
Mt. Jefferson / Jefferson Park The whole area will be closed through the eclipse! Dispersed camping areas tend to be steep.
Mt. Hood NF
22 at Detroit
Umatilla NF
All campgrounds on the Umatilla National Forest are on a first-come, first-served basis. Dispersed camping is allowed within 300 feet of an open road. Not full totality in Heppner or North Fork John Day areas.
Malheur NF
Malheur NF Eclipse Planning Map
E. Oregon Eclipse Blog
Dixie Lookout west of Bates NW of US26 on NF 2610, 192 miles 3.7 hours from TT, looks like the very best place if it's not mobbed. 7590' Austin House Cafe & Country Store Dixie Summit campground is on US26.
Black Butte Lookout off US395; NF-3940 from US395; NF-016 is closest. The hike is 2 miles each way with 1500' elevation gain! 57 miles 1.25 hours from TT
Wallowa-Whitman NF
This is the farthest East NF. US26 west of OR7 Whitney Highway parking area SW of Sumter but has only 2 minutes totality.
Ham Radio Notes
These notes via Paul C., Cathy C's brother.
A ham project
QSO Party
Experiment description
Experiment participation
The Eclipse and Ham Radio
LF Propagation Effects and
LF Ionospheric Science
How to Hear the Solar Eclipse
From Sky and Telescope, how everyone, no matter where you are, can
participate in the research with an AM broadcast radio.
