[Reverbia Camp Organizers] Total Eclipse of the Sun THIS SUMMER!

[Mr. Clif]

Hi Hennie!

I hope you find the perfect job whatever that may be. :-)

     See ya,
     Clif

On 01/11/2017 07:35 PM, Henni Terness wrote:
> Hi Clif and Reverbia peeps,
>
> This sounds amazing and I am excited to consider it. Having said that, 
> I have some personal news - I got laid off today. Which is kind of 
> exciting, I've been all smiles all day. Scary also, but for now, I'm 
> mostly elated, relieved and looking forward to what might be next. 
> This does however mean that I am not able to plan as far as August. I 
> am committed to make time for Burn week, no matter what. But how much 
> extra time I can make will depend on my job situation. Right now, I am 
> not even sure where I want to be - same industry or different, full 
> time or freelance, or maybe something completely new and exotic 
> altogether. Until I am clearer on that, I am sure to keep this 
> opportunity in the back of my mind.
> Thanks for suggesting this!
> Henni
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Henriette Terness
> (001)647 271 4126
> www.travelpod.com/members/henniterness
>
>
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>     *Von:* Mr. Clif <clif at eugeneweb.com>
>     *An:* Ashley Gartshore <ashley.gartshore at gmail.com>
>     *CC:* Reverbia Camp Organizers <reverbiacamp-organizers at eugeneweb.com>
>     *Gesendet:* 13:54 Mittwoch, 11.Januar 2017
>     *Betreff:* [Reverbia Camp Organizers] Total Eclipse of the Sun
>     THIS SUMMER!
>
>     Hey Gang,
>
>     Guess what? this summer on August 21st there will be a total
>     eclipse of
>     the sun! These are very rare in any part part of the world. If you
>     don't
>     want to be jetting over to another part of the planet to see them, it
>     may be a once in a life time event.
>
>     The last total eclipse anywhere near us was more in Canada on Feb
>     26th
>     1979 or 38 Years ago! Then there was one around Florida and Mexico on
>     July 11th 1991, 26 years ago. There are also partial or "Annular"
>     eclipses where you still see the outer ring of the sun, and I took
>     some
>     Nephues to see the most recent one of those on May 20th 2012. The
>     next
>     total eclipse in our area is in 28 years, though there is one in the
>     Eastern US in 7 years.
>
>     So if you don't want to wait TWENTY EIGHT more years to see the next
>     one, this is a BIG deal!
>
>     It will be easy to see but you'll have to drive a bit. Anywhere
>     along I5
>     between say Sweet Home, and Wilsonville would do it. However my
>     friends
>     and I are going to launch a near space balloon to take pictures of
>     the
>     Eclipse from Eastern Oregon, and chase it through the dark! So if you
>     want to join us for that, it could be fun. We will probably launch
>     from
>     Sisters or Bend.
>
>     Otherwise it would be cool for all the Canadians to trek down to
>     Eugene
>     a few days early and then caravan somewhere to watch it. I hear the
>     tribes will be coalescing in the Ochoco National Forrest, this years
>     Rainbow gathering site.
>
>     The Eclipse takes place on the morning of August 21st around 10:18
>     AM.
>     Here is some more info:
>
>     http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/states/OR.htm
>
>     You can click on any city name in the above link to get start
>     times and
>     total duration. Cities on the centerline will have the longest
>     Eclipses.
>
>     Here is a better map of the path through Oregon:
>     http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/maps/oregon.gif
>
>     Some states in the Eastern US will get 40 more seconds of totality
>     than
>     us, lucky dogs! Here are maps of other states:
>
>     http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/maps.htm
>
>         See ya!
>         Clif
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