This summer the eclipse has been the major story for Oregon, especially in the path of totality, which I am in, in Salem. Many folks from the region will try to get into the path to apparently find some sort of spiritual experience. Oregon Department of Transportation is predicting upwards of 1 Million visitors. The Willamette Valley will be ground zero and Salem is the largest city in the path. For the past week I have seen innumerable tourists in town who are generally lost, with many U turns and attempts to drive the wrong way on the one way … Continue reading Collision of the Sun, Moon, and Earth at Salem, Oregon