This was my second time seeing totality and both times were from clearings in national forests, I want nothing to do with all the ruckus and carrying on. It's such a magnificent, awesome spectacle, I can't fathom why people impinge upon that with a bunch of noise. I always end up regretting the time I spent photographing it instead of focusing on it but I can't not take pictures. Plus camping in the woods for it lets you dodge all the traffic and price gouging that seems to come with it. It's such a surreal experience knowing what is happening, can't imagine what's going through the animals heads when it happens. They just seem to know something isn't right.
Thank you!