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Traffic on I-15 going to Idaho Sunday morning was heavy, but stayed around the speed limit most of the way. Almost immediately after the eclipse, going from Idaho Falls, ID to the SLC, UT area took about 2-2.5x the normal time and continued for the rest of the day (I went home today, traffic wasn't quite as heavy as going).
The eclipse was amazing. The way the darkness fell was eerie, it wasn't like cloud cover or a sunset, it was more like just turning down the brightness of a screen. Some of us got on the roof right before the totality and had a great view of the 360° twilight at the horizon. The corona peaking from behind the moon was awesome, few pictures capture how it actually looks and I haven't seen any that truly capture its magnificence. It felt like something out of a sci-fi movie; I half expected an alien attack. Totality lasted about 2:13 where I was and not a cloud in the sky. We saw shadow bands before and after. They didn't look like snakes like we'd heard, but they were pretty cool looking.
I didn't think I'd be one who would go crazy over chasing them, but now I think I'll give it a good effort to get to the one in 2024. I'll just stare at the corona next time.
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