I went up to see the eclipse this weekend--it was GREAT. We left this morning a little after 10 in heavy smoke, and it was smoky all day long. Traffic got heavy by the time we got to Sisters, OR, maybe 40 miles NW of Bend. Crawled past La Pine, had lunch at the Harvest Depot, and then crawled the 35 miles from there to Chemult on 97 in--I kid you not--about three hours! Total time, La Pine to Sac: 14.5 hours.
The eclipse was spectacular, but I could have used the FJR this afternoon. It'll be a pleasure to ride 97 next month in "normal" traffic! And maybe some of the forest fires will be out by then, too.