I felt like I had driven 1000 miles to watch a 2 minute horse race . . . and Secretariat Won by 31 lengths!
It was that awesome! ( I only drove about 500 mile from home to get there.)
KUDOS TO SULLIVAN, MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT:
My daughter lives near Springfield, MO. We spent Sunday night with her and drove to a site about 90 miles from St Louis. We got there earlier than expected and then just drove around looking for a site. We saw a recreation park with some pavilions and trees next to the interstate. We pulled in and joined the 200 - 300 there about 10:15. Others continued to come in. Between 10:30 and 11, a Sullivan Police car drove through twice handing out solar eclipse glasses to those who did not have any.
VERY NICE!
We had a nice visit there, enjoyed the fellowship and the wonder of it all!
This was my second total eclipse, the last being on May 30, 1984 in Louisiana.