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Here’s where readers traveled during the total solar eclipse on Monday
Vermont was a hot spot.
Millions of people traveled for Monday’s solar eclipse, and New England was a popular destination since parts of New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont were in the path of totality.
When we asked readers if they were traveling for the event, nearly 150 people responded to our poll and 50% said no, 46% said yes, and 4% were undecided.
Mike, who lives on the New Hampshire seacoast, drove to the Great North Woods in N.H. with his grandkids.
“Won’t happen again until 2079,” he wrote. “I won’t be there but maybe they will with their grandkids.”
For reader Carolyn B. from East Kingston, N.H. there was more than one reason to celebrate: the eclipse fell on her birthday weekend. She traveled with her husband to St. Albans, Vermont and stayed with friends.
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Others didn’t need to travel.
“I live dead center in the path of totality,” wrote Lyndall H. from Stowe, Vermont. “I’m hiding at home after having bought enough food for five days.”
Ahead, check out where some of our readers traveled for Monday’s eclipse.
Vermont
Carolyn B. from East Kingston, N.H. traveled to St. Albans.
Scott T. from Virginia drove with his wife to Burlington, Vermont.
Elizabeth M. from Burlington, Mass. drove to the Northeast Kingdom, where her parents have a vacation home.
Isaac T. from Middlesex County went to Sugarbush Resort, where a band played Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” during the eclipse.
“We have a house rented in Vermont, planned this 6 months ago.”
-Leslie from Lynn
Claudia B. from Washington, D.C. traveled to Jay Peak Resort with her 16 year-old son and 14 friends from Canada to listen to a band play Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.”
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Gail S. from Cape Cod traveled to northern Vermont.
Benjamin from Andover traveled to Waterford, Vermont to watch with his parents on their farm.
Scott S. scrapped traveling plans to both Texas and Cleveland due to predicted bad weather and instead went to Burlington, Vermont.
“Very excited. Making a day of memories with friends. Planing the two hour drive into Vermont, a packed picnic lunch and loads of people.”
-Jane from Campton, N.H.
Joanne M. from Hyde Park traveled to northern Vermont where she was supposed to meet friends from Washington, D.C. who instead went to Dallas based on forecast information.
Milt from Tynsboro drove to Vermont.
Are you traveling to the path of totality?
Yes!
46%
No.
50%
I'm still deciding.
4%
New Hampshire
Jane H. from Manchester went to Franconia, N.H. on Sunday and then drove to Lancaster, N.H. to see the eclipse.
Mike from New Hampshire traveled with his grandkids to the Great North Woods in N.H.
Eileen W. from West Roxbury drove to Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
Maine
Ryan T. from New Jersey canceled his original plans to fly to San Antonio, Texas after looking at the weather forecast and instead drove nine hours to Milford, Maine with his best friend and 7-year-old son.
New York
Julie traveled to the Finger Lakes region of New York and visited a winery on Seneca Lake to view the eclipse.
Jennifer from Bristol, Pennsylvania traveled to a ski resort in Ellicottville, N.Y.
Texas
Kathy from Texas left her vacation in Italy so she could be home for the eclipse, since she lives in the path of totality.
“We drove our RV from Florida to Canyon Lake in the Texas Hill Country. We saw the last eclipse in Nashville. Hope we’re still around for the next one.”
-Jeanne from Florida
Kathy from Texas left her vacation in Italy so she could be home for the eclipse, since she lives in the path of totality.
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Paul D. from Los Angeles flew to San Antonio, where he has family. Then the group of nine traveled to Kerrville to see the eclipse and enjoy a festival there.
Arkansas
Renee F. from Los Angeles was originally going to Texas but, as she put it, “the cloud cover scared us off,” so instead went to Little Rock.
Canada
One anonymous reader drove to Montreal to view the eclipse.
Another anonymous reader traveled from Newton to Quebec.
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