If you haven't made your hotel reservations in Glendo, Douglas, Glenrock, or Casper (all cities reachable from I-25 North) you are probably out of luck because they are all full. However, from Cheyenne - Wyoming's capital - it is only a 2 and a half hour drive up to Casper (and will take less time to get to Glenrock, which is 18 miles this side of Casper, and Douglas which is even closer, and Glendo which is closer still).
Cheyenne has several hotels, motels and camping facilities. But if Cheyenne is sold out, don't despair. Fort Collins, Colorado, also on I-25, is a city of 100,000 people and has a commensurate number of hotels and motels.
From Fort Collins it's a 45 minute drive to the outskirts of Cheyenne on I-25. Just keep on I-25 and continue on to your ultimate destination. (And if you don't want to take I-25 from Cheyenne, you can hop on Highway 85/Greeley Highway and go to Torrington which is only an hour north of Cheyenne. (All times dependent upon traffic of course. Normally traffic on these roads is very light, but there may be heavy "eclipse traffic."
Now that that preliminary is over, let's get on to the purpose of this blog post which is to share the brochure that the communities of Douglas and Glenrock put together to advertise the Great American Eclipse. (And note that Casper is only 18 miles further up on I-25.)
First I present scans of the front and back of the Douglas & Glenrock 2017 Solar Eclipse brochure, and then I present the text. (Click on the image to download and/or read a larger version).
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| Glenrock and Douglas Wyoming Great Eclipse 2017 Brochure front |
Here's the text from the front of the brochure:
Get your eclipse glasses [VERYimportant to protect your eyes] and head for Converse County Aug. 21, 2017 for the first solar eclipse to cross the continental United States since 1918. Less accessible solar eclipses have been visible from isolated areas, but the United States hasn't seen a solar eclipse stretech across the nation in nearly 100 years.
Converse County's communities offer numerous open areas, allowing spectators plenty of elbow room and wide open vistas from which to enjoy this historic occasion. The communities are also listed by eclipse enthusiasts as prime locations from which to experience the eclipse.
Dubbed "The Path to Totality," cities within the path provide the best view with the longest eclipse period. In Douglas "totality," the time during which the moon fully eclipses the sun, begins at 11:44 a.m. and will last two minutes and 22 seconds. The partial eclipse phase period begins at 10:23 a.m.
In Glenrock, the eclipse will begin closer to 11:45 am, also lasting two minutes and 22 seconds. The partial eclipse begins just before 10:23 am.
Outside of the community setting, the mountains south of Converse County's two main communities offer a spectacular view from which to watch the eclipse. The mountain community of Easterbrook, located just 20 minutes south of town, will experience the eclipse for 2 minutes and 31 seconds. Laramie (continued on reverse)
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| Glenrock and Douglas Wyoming Great Eclipse 2017 Brochure front |
Fort Fetterman State Historic Site, located northwest of Douglas, provides yet another wide open vista from which to enjoy the eclipse.
The centerline [the blue line in the brochure above] covers a distance of 365.7 miles in Wyoming.
You will be able to enjoy the 2017 Solar Eclipse in its entirety in
Converse County!
ECLIPSE VIEWING TIPS
- Get eclipse viewing glasses
- Use a tripod for photography
- Out of courtesy for those around you, don't use a flash when photographing the eclipose
- Use at least a 300mm lens to get the best images.
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