We were working the day of the eclipse but we got to close the office and go to the river to watch the big event. It got cold as the sun got more and more covered by the moon. It was amazing how light it stayed right up until only the tiniest sliver of sun was still showing. Then when the sun was totally covered you could see stars and it was dark enough for all of the automatic night lights to come on around the campground. Totality lasted just under 2 minutes here in Cascade and they had warned it would seem to go very fast and it did. It took another hour for the sun to become uncovered and it was still fun to watch with our eclipse glasses. We were very glad we got to be here and enjoy this event.
The traffic was never bad before the eclipse but then everyone left at once a two hour drive turned into 8 hours to get back down to Boise. We heard the traffic leaving the eastern part of Idaho and heading back to Utah was worse. So glad we didn't have to travel anywhere to enjoy it!
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