{"id":6557,"date":"2017-09-27T15:42:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T20:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2019-05-18T08:14:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T13:14:04","slug":"views-of-the-solar-eclipse-from-the-trails-on-august-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/views-of-the-solar-eclipse-from-the-trails-on-august-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Views of the solar eclipse from the trails on August 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands of people converged on America\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O3qQDnzYX6U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to watch the DOI\u2019s \u201cEclipse Across America\u201d video.<\/p>\n<p><em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6557 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_3.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_3-300x277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_3-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_3-768x709.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_3-1024x945.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_3-150x139.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6575'>\n\t\t\t\tView of the eclipse from the National Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming. <\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Craig Douglass\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_2.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_2-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_2-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_2-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6574'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Beth McBride\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_1.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_1-300x155.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_1-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_1-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_1-150x77.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6573'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Anna Le\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_4.jpg'><img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_4-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_4-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_4-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_wyoming_4.jpg 2025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6576'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Historic Trails Center in Casper, Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Andrew Linder\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_5.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_5-300x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_5-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_5-768x649.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_5-1024x865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_5-150x127.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6567'>\n\t\t\t\tMoon eclipsing the sun from the Oregon Trail. <\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_4.jpg'><img width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_4-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_4-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_4-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_4-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_4-300x451.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_4-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_4.jpg 1795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6572'>\n\t\t\t\tIsaac Lammers peers at the eclipse through binoculars. Although he looks like he is praying, he\u2019s actually just being careful not to touch anything to change the alignment.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_3.jpg'><img width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_3-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_3-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_3-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_3-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_3-300x451.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_3-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_3.jpg 1795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6571'>\n\t\t\t\tTrey Corken and Pam Batton await the totality in front of their 12\u2019 Ute style tipi. Trey presented \u201cThe Night the Stars Fell, 1833\u201d at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, and Pam does Native American skills and lifeways such as brain tanning, weaving, etc. <\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_2.jpg'><img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_2-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_2-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_2.jpg 2025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6569'>\n\t\t\t\t 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.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_1.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_oregon_trail_1-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6568'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, reserved space on its patio for eclipse viewing.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Ruth Friesen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_california.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_california-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_california-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_california-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_california-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_california-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_california-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_california-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6566'>\n\t\t\t\tTerri 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.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Terri Fischer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_4.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_4-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_4-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6565'>\n\t\t\t\tRich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Trail on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Brent Lawrence\/USFWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_3.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_3-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6564'>\n\t\t\t\tRich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Trail on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Brent Lawrence\/USFWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_2.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_2-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6563'>\n\t\t\t\tRich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Trail on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Brent Lawrence\/USFWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_1.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_baskett-slough_1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6562'>\n\t\t\t\tRich Guadagno Memorial National Recreation Trail on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Dallas, OR.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Brent Lawrence\/USFWS\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_3.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_3-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_3-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6561'>\n\t\t\t\tSiler Bald, in the Nantahala National Forest near Franklin, NC, along the Appalachian Trail.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy Kathryn Herndon-Powell\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_2.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/eclipse_appalachian_2-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 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