April - Eclipse, Hike, Upcycle

The Great American Eclipse has arrived!

I ordered shirts for Canyon and myself in the colors that were suppose to "look different" during the eclipse.

Saturday we went down town to Moon Over Main to see what was going on.  NASA was there. We listened to a band, window shopped, ate BBQ nachos and a hot fudge sunday.

We went back Sunday evening and watched another band, ate at a taco/burger truck, and went to the glow dance party.

Monday we went to Merritt Farms to see the eclipse.

Liam got to check out 98% of the eclipse at his house.

 

Because the towels were textured, the crescents weren't as clear as they could have been with the colander.  I completely forgot to check out our shirts for color change.

 

It was absolutely amazing! Unfortunately my phone camera is not. This is what I got.

This is what it looked like with your own eyeballs.

To me, the moon looked like a void, a black hole.

The flares (or prominences as they are actually called) were visible with just your naked eye. 

And a better picture of the partial.

People trickled in from all over the world to our little town over 3 days, but all left at once.  This is heading out of Russellville going west. 3 perfect weather days. Lots of fun. Super unique and fascinating experience. 10/10 would do again!

River Valley Ability Center took the group on a scavenger hunt hike on Mt. Nebo. The weather was perfect.

Donny and Leighanne (my co-workers) and their son Heath, who is a good friend of Canyon's from Hampton and baseball, met us for dinner before we headed up the mountain.

Park interpreters gave a talk about the animals of Arkansas and showed their pelts and skulls. 

They got cards to check off what they found.

Sweet gum balls, fallen logs, and pine cones were found right away.

Deer tracks next.

6 deer ran right in front of us on this road.

We did not lay eyes on a squirrel or a butterfly but found everything else.

This was a really good time!

They upcycled at Hampton and made vases out of water bottles.  A mom of one of the clients there comes about once every other week with a project.