Solar Eclipse 2017: Shadow on the Landscape, Dixie Butte, Oregon

Taken with my cell phone on Dixie Butte, Oregon, at 8000 feet altitude with 100 km views in every direction. This site was chosen so we could see the shadow coming with 100 seconds before it hit us, and 100 seconds after. Apologies for the poor imagery of the eclipse itself - I was too busy watching it with my own eyes.

[@karkn4767]

Thanks for posting. This will help me hold the memory better than few photos I took. Especially the joyful voices.

[@deekgeek5699]

Thanks so much for posting this. I love it. That sure was an incredible experience. So surreal, dreamy and beautiful. No apologies necessary for the video quality. I have not seen a picture or a video that really captured the corona. It was so large and bright compared to the other eclipse I saw in 1979. I waited just over 38 years for this and I couldn't be more thrilled at how well it turned out. We went to SE Oregon not really knowing where we would watch the eclipse and just stumbled upon Dixie Butte. What good fortune.

[@PaulHughes7]

Hi. Just seeing this. We ended up picking Dixie Butte by the following path. 1) Knowing over a million people would be flooding into Oregon, first avoid the most likely areas (state parks, major highway thoroughfares, etc.). 2) Hopped on Google Earth and went into flight simulation mode, flying over every high point I could find in eastern Oregon that was along the path of the penumbra. Found 8 mountain tops. 3) Identify which ones could be reached with minimal hiking/driving. One stood out - Dixie Butte. And it worked out, out of a million people, only about 3 to 400 people came to the same conclusion. Lucky us!

[@mattmortensen8492]

Thank you for posting this! I was there and this just brought tears to my eyes again! particularly the crazy old mountain man.

[@paulrays]

Yes, the crazy old mountain man brought such a wonderful and childlike energy. So delightful!