Packing for the path of totality, half a minute of total solar eclipse, feels like prepping for a gourmet apocalypse:
Destination: Sisters, Oregon
Transport of choice: 1980 Rabbit Truck with full cans of biodiesel
Shelter: Tent, two cots, sleeping bags and pads, pillows
Water: 6 gallons of water for 2 x 3 days
Fire: Colman stove. No campfires allowed. If we really need a flame there are wildfires blazing all around our destination of Sisters, Oregon
Reading: “Armageddon in Retrospect” by Kurt Vonnegut
Food: Potato chips, corn chips, cheddar cheese crackers, gummy bears, hummus, broccoli, kale, peppers, avocados, bread, cheese, boiled eggs, peanut butter, milk, cereal, boxed mac’n cheese
Bartering goods: Red wine, cider, beer, bubbly water, coconut macaroons, gummy bears
Playlist: Tom Waits
Media: Eclipse glasses
Medium: Nature
See you on the other side! Post-totality Tuesday.