Normally travel time between Casper and Cheyenne WY is about 2.5 hours…. Many reports were that after the party broke up in Casper [when the watch party was over] it took 12-14 hours to travel the same distance due to traffic. Except for the event and the HIGH number of watchers, there was no other reason for the slow down- no traffic accident ect… Those who made plans to stay in Casper that night found that the trip home the NEXT day did not experience any delay getting home.
The point being, PLAN routes with alternates, Have fuel and other supplies on hand to deal with most situations.
###
On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse of the sun darkened the late morning skies of a large swath of the United States, including Wyoming. The center of the path of the eclipse, meaning the place where it’s the darkest, ran right through the middle of the Cowboy State.
The path went through the center of Wyoming from just south of Yellowstone National Park, straight over Casper, Wyoming, and then into Nebraska north of Cheyenne near Torrington. The eclipse began at 10:22 AM Mountain Time, and the darkest part of the event passed over Casper at 11:42 AM.
Being in the direct path of the event brought thousands of people to Wyoming that August day in 2017. Not only because total solar eclipses are rare events and have hardcore fans that travel the world to experience and document them. It was also a big deal because according to Space.com, “…it’s rare for one to be visible to so many people across such a populated swath of the planet.”
“At times, Cheyenne was looking more like Denver with traffic congestion along Interstate 25,” is what The Associated Press said about that day in Wyoming. More than half a million vehicles drove into, and back out of, Wyoming that day.
Read More: Four Year Ago: 2017 Eclipse Brought Darkness and Traffic To Wyo | https://kgab.com/2017-total-eclipse-wyoming/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral