Elaine Spencer
EF3
A couple of days ago I managed to book a reasonably priced hotel room for Sunday and Monday nights in a SW Illinois town about 30-40 miles outside the path of totality. Based on our experience from last time we should have no major traffic issues as long as we stick to back roads and avoid interstates. We can reach the path of totality in under an hour from the place we are staying and a 90 minute or 2 hour drive would get us on or near the centerline. Fingers crossed that the weather holds out....