On August 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands of people converged on America’s public lands, including its scenic and historic trails, to witness a total solar eclipse. It was the first time in 99 years that an eclipse swept from coast to coast over the U.S.
Featured here are photos submitted by our partners along the Oregon Trail, Appalachian Trail, Rich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Tral, California National Historic Trail, and National Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming.
Click here to watch the DOI’s “Eclipse Across America” video.
Unless otherwise indicated, all material in Pathways Across America is public domain. All views expressed herein are perspectives of individuals working on behalf of the National Trails System and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the Federal agencies.
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View of the eclipse from the National Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming.
Photo courtesy Craig Douglass
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National Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming.
Photo courtesy Beth McBride
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National Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming.
Photo courtesy Anna Le
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National Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming.
Photo courtesy Andrew Linder
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Moon eclipsing the sun from the Oregon Trail.
Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen
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Isaac Lammers peers at the eclipse through binoculars. Although he looks like he is praying, he’s actually just being careful not to touch anything to change the alignment.
Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen
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Trey Corken and Pam Batton await the totality in front of their 12’ Ute style tipi. Trey presented “The Night the Stars Fell, 1833” at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, and Pam does Native American skills and lifeways such as brain tanning, weaving, etc.
Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen
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Dave Aschwanden, Christie Aschwanden, Dee Friesen, and Ruth Friesen (Editor of SFTA Wagon Tracks and OSTA Spanish Traces) in awe at the impending total eclipse. Telescope projection was provided by astronomer Dee Friesen.
Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen
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National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, reserved space on its patio for eclipse viewing.
Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen
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Terri Fischer and Nathan Caldwell viewing the eclipse on William L. Finley NWR south of Corvallis, OR next to the historic Cabell Barn. Finley NWR is along the Applegate Trail, a recognized segment of the California NHT.
Photo courtesy Terri Fischer
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Rich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Trail on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR.
Photo courtesy Brent Lawrence/USFWS
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Rich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Trail on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR.
Photo courtesy Brent Lawrence/USFWS
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Rich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Trail on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR.
Photo courtesy Brent Lawrence/USFWS
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Rich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Trail on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR.
Photo courtesy Brent Lawrence/USFWS
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Siler Bald, in the Nantahala National Forest near Franklin, NC, along the Appalachian Trail.
Photo courtesy Kathryn Herndon-Powell
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Siler Bald, in the Nantahala National Forest near Franklin, NC, along the Appalachian Trail.
Photo courtesy Kathryn Herndon-Powell
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Siler Bald, in the Nantahala National Forest near Franklin, NC, along the Appalachian Trail.
Photo courtesy Kathryn Herndon-Powell
