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<blockquote data-quote="DreamingMan" data-source="post: 4247491" data-attributes="member: 5222">I don&#039;t have any pics.&nbsp; My Dad and I went to Booneville, AR (Pop. 3,809 in 2020).&nbsp; ~40-50 miles SSE of Ft. Smith.&nbsp; There was a lot of traffic in FtS and on the highway South out of town.&nbsp; Congestion thinned considerably when we headed East to Booneville.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know where the majority of the other folks were going, but _thankfully_ not Booneville.&nbsp; I think our drive time was ~ 4 hours, which included a 20 min delay for a over-turned, smashed semi in the median just East of Lake Eufaula.&nbsp; Arrived in Booneville 50 minutes before totality.&nbsp; We got bbq from a family run place named Reid&#039;s.&nbsp; They are usually open 3 days a week (Th-Sa), but were open 5 days last week (Th-Mo) for this special weekend.&nbsp; We had ribs, brisket and sausage.&nbsp; Great food.&nbsp; The cashier said the sausage was sorta like summer sausage, but not as dense.&nbsp; I liked it a lot; it had cheese and maybe jalapeño in it.&nbsp; We asked about beer, but they were a dry town (or part of the county?).&nbsp; No worries.&nbsp; We brought our own&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; &lt;plug: Roughtail Nothing But Pils&gt;There was a park near the middle of town and about 100 yds from where we sat outside and watched the eclipse.&nbsp; There was a small uproar of cheers when the ring thingy happened.&nbsp; Those eclipse glasses provided a little bit of a challenge to eat, look up, drink and chit-chat.I saw a lot of license plates from OK (obviously!), KS, CO, VA, CA.&nbsp; Visited with folks from IA, CO and OKC.&nbsp; Conclusion:&nbsp; Long drive for 4.5 minutes, but I&#039;d do it again.&nbsp; Everyone was super friendly.&nbsp; Don&#039;t remember encountering a single *******.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DreamingMan, post: 4247491, member: 5222"] I don't have any pics. My Dad and I went to Booneville, AR (Pop. 3,809 in 2020). ~40-50 miles SSE of Ft. Smith. There was a lot of traffic in FtS and on the highway South out of town. Congestion thinned considerably when we headed East to Booneville. I don't know where the majority of the other folks were going, but _thankfully_ not Booneville. I think our drive time was ~ 4 hours, which included a 20 min delay for a over-turned, smashed semi in the median just East of Lake Eufaula. Arrived in Booneville 50 minutes before totality. We got bbq from a family run place named [B]Reid's[/B]. They are usually open 3 days a week (Th-Sa), but were open 5 days last week (Th-Mo) for this special weekend. We had ribs, brisket and sausage. Great food. The cashier said the sausage was sorta like summer sausage, but not as dense. I liked it a lot; it had cheese and maybe jalapeño in it. We asked about beer, but they were a dry town (or part of the county?). No worries. We brought our own :) <plug: Roughtail Nothing But Pils> There was a park near the middle of town and about 100 yds from where we sat outside and watched the eclipse. There was a small uproar of cheers when the ring thingy happened. Those eclipse glasses provided a little bit of a challenge to eat, look up, drink and chit-chat. I saw a lot of license plates from OK (obviously!), KS, CO, VA, CA. Visited with folks from IA, CO and OKC. Conclusion: Long drive for 4.5 minutes, but I'd do it again. Everyone was super friendly. Don't remember encountering a single *******. [/QUOTE]

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