Near Roberts, Idaho USA 11:27am MDT 08/21/2017br/ Nikon D300s iso 500 1.3s exp f/10 10mm fisheye (1.5x sensor 15mm full frame equivalent) cable release, tripod.br/ A Solar Eclipse image. The epic road trip for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse began with plans to drive from Prince Edward County ON to observe with a group of NYAA and RASC members at a Grand Island Nebraska KOA campsite. The location was perfect but alas, the sky did not cooperate (to my standards). So, I decided to go west, much further west, and I ended up in Idaho (where I met up with my friends the Szabotothiacute;s) in a spot that was also, perfect. There, we observed the event under ideal conditions for a solar eclipse. The crowd was full of anticipation and excitement as totality neared. As the sun became mostly obscured by the moon, it got chilly, and the air was dead calm. We became aware that the shadow of the moon was looming in the distance like a thunderstorm, a dark foreboding presence. And then the shadow swept over us, and it was just glorious. You can see our telescopes in the foreground, hauled across the continent just for this moment and you can see the sunset colours on the horizon, which surrounded us in every direction.