Eclipse as an excuse to ride

As I read the title of your thread I thought "Why didn't I think of that?" Great way to spend the day.

Where are the eclipse photos, though?

I agree with you, just going outside on the bike makes for a good day.

I had the same idea. Went up last week and stayed in Oregon in the path of totality. I was surprised how few cars were up there... apparently it was more than usual, but only like 2% of Bay Area traffic. I think the news really blew it out of proportion.

Have you ever ridden in Oregon? It's unreal. Like... seriously unreal. I didn't want to come back to CA. The roads are flawless, perfectly smooth. The drivers are courteous and pull over immediately. There are hundreds of miles of epic scenery and perfect roads. It felt like a dream.

I will say... the eclipse was pretty unexciting for the most part. It just got darker and darker as if you were wearing sunglasses, not the typical warm sunset/sunrise color. It got colder by a good 15 degrees. It was really once the sun was completely covered 100% that it blew our minds. It stayed that way for about a minute and was truly incredible. It was just this glowing white ring with striations coming out from it. Hard to describe really, and hard to catch with a camera. All the birds in the area were squawking and freaking out. That one minute was well worth it.

But yeah sounds like a fun trip. Thanks for sharing the pics. I wonder what came loose on the lights... maybe the tap connector wasn't tight enough?

+1 to what these two guys above write about Oregon roads. Incredible!

I'm from the East Coast and got a chance to ride Oregon on a CBR 1000RR.

Came down through the Rockies, and hugged the Oregon coastline (Goonies!) and visited Mount Hood (Shinning!).

With all the insane roads you guys have out West, makes me wonder why I bother riding when i return home