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I was considering flying down to the Smokey Mountains to do some hiking, and eclipse seeing. But from the sound of things, it's going to be a complete madhouse. Coupled with the prices for everything, and the risk of poor weather(thunderstorms are predicted this entire week), not worth it. The eclipse in 2024 is going to be literally dead center over my house, I think I'll wait it out, and check out the mostly total eclipse this time around :)

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Thanks for this. All the hype makes it sound like this is an exceedingly rare event, but it looks like the 2024 eclipse will sweep over a huge part of the US population as well.

Yep, but after that, you've got a looong wait for the next one in the USA.

That's exactly what I'm doing with my son. Couple of days in the mountains, then to middle TN to watch the eclipse. I'm not going to obsess over the weather! checks weather app for the eighth time today

My past experience with hiking in northern Georgia was that thunderstorms come up sort of randomly in the mountains in the afternoon. My hope is that even if they hit that day it may be after the eclipse passes through, or they'll be scattered enough that I'll get lucky

You should re-think your decision before it's too late. April showers bring May flowers.

Except the April showers haven't stopped. It's been raining most of the week for East coast, all summer.

My grand parents live there. It is mostly national forest so hoping it will be okay.

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