Today is the day that everybody has been waiting for and planning for over the last year. The total eclipse will be over the Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole Wyoming, beginning at 10:16 AM and ending at 1 PM. The total eclipse will occur between 11:34 and 11:37. It doesn't appear that all the fears about "gridlock" and heavy traffic jams will be become a reality. The weather appears to be cooperating - so far this early in the am - and we will probably have clear views of the event. I hope to get some pictures of the happenings and of the eclipse, so tomorrow we will report on all the activity. The Visitor Center will close for about a half hour surrounding the "totality" portion of the eclipse so that all of us can go outside and take in the view.
Our business volume has been fairly heavy and we expect a somewhat slower day today as we feel that most people will be stationary at their viewing locations for most of the day. Tomorrow and Wednesday promise to be heavy as folks leave town. Fortunately, we will be off on those days and we will be recovering from the previous week's stress.
Our winter seasonal plans are now up in the air. We had been working with our manager here at the Visitor Center to put together plans for us to spend the winter here in Jackson, working at the Visitor Center. It had been a goal of ours to spend one winter in this area to experience the winter activities - specifically, sleigh rides in the Elk Refuge that will be filled with elk and the Christmas festivities - and all of the skiing events that are held. The problem that killed the opportunity was that the GTA (Grand Teton Association) didn't have the money in their budget to support both of us working. We would have had to wait until December 1 to begin the winter employment contract. Oh well, it is back to the drawing board...
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