We were all very worried about the predicted apocalyptic traffic before and after the eclipse, on top of the usual morning rush hour traffic. Portland hadn't seemed crowded while we there so I'm not sure where all the "added millions of people" were hiding. Just in case, we still got up early. My dad wanted us all to be in the "path of totality." He and my stepmom (and now my daughter) were all camping in their RV in Albany. I didn't want to risk going so far and then back with all the crazy traffic AND a toddler. So we agreed to meet in the middle. Woodburn had a large park with a playground and was reportedly allowing eclipse viewing according to the internet (and a bbq I never actually saw happen). David and Cory
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