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A Day at Summit Lake State Park

 Just some photos of Summit Lake State Park, from where Emily and I watched the eclipse in April (which I'd imagine most people have already forgotten about). It's more or less in east-central Indiana, about a two hour drive from where we live. The park, not the eclipse.

There is, not surprisingly, a lake. Fishing, kayaking, swimming, the whole enchilada. There's probably someplace close by to get enchiladas, too.


 

To be honest, after spending all that time roaming across Indiana while we wrote Hoosier Hysterical, we couldn't remember even hearing about Summit Lake S.P. It was, naturally, packed when we are there, but on a non-eclipse day I'll bet it's a great place for a trail hike or a day on the water.


Just don't upset the area with fowl language.


It's hard to tell, but those two big limbs on the water were covered with turtles.


The 60s called, they want their clothes back! Actually, these people were very nice, and their dog and I fell in love with each other. He's a leaner--dog lovers will understand.


 

Remember: You can read outside, too.



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Eclipse Reveals Conspiracy Photos

 Yes, that's right. With my very own camera I took these photos during the eclipse (you probably heard about it), capturing ... something. Something Big Government doesn't want you to know about. Or maybe Big Pharma. Or Big NASA, I don't know--someone.

 But they couldn't hide it during the eclipse, which, as you know, is when elephants riding the giant turtle that holds up the Earth come out to change the light bulb. Too many cameras these days, thanks to Big Kodak. In the end the conspirators shot themselves in the Big Foot.

 

The hidden planet Nemesis is revealed! Those blue dots are probably its moons, Neme and Sis.


Or maybe not: The Earth has more than one Moon! And more than one sun, judging by the direction of their shadowed areas. This is one crowded solar system.


An out of control UFO! Probably piloted by Elon Musk, from his home planet, Nemesis. Or maybe it's bringing Elvis back, that would explain why its hips are gyrating. 


The Eye of Sauron! Tolkein was right! Or maybe it's Cthuklhu emerging. But I pick Sauron, which is easier to spell.


So there you have it. We weren't just taking in a temporary totality too long: We were exposing the secrets Big Big didn't want you to know. And that's big.


 

Remember: Whether you're watching the sky or reading, pull over first.


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Bad Eclipse Photos, but Totality Worth It

 I didn't intend to take a lot of quality photos during the 2024 solar eclipse, for one simple reason: Lots of people would get much better pictures, so why worry?

At the entrance to Summit Lake State Park, which is--I don't know--in Central Indiana somewhere, we saw a car that advertised an owner who was really serious about the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence. I'll bet that entire luggage rack held camera equipment.

 

We parked right beside a guy who told us he drove here from Colorado, after first planning to see the eclipse in Texas. His instincts were right on: He barely missed hurricane force winds in his home state, and avoided driving into rainstorms down south. Above is his telescope/camera, which took a time lapse of the eclipse and set him back about five thousand bucks.

The cost of my camera? Well, take off a zero, for starters.

Then there was the family that set up on the other side of us:

I don't know where they were from, but they were also very nice folk who, despite having kids, clearly didn't lack spending money.

I experimented, and managed to get this photo pre-totality, by putting eclipse glasses over the lens. This worked only when I forgot to turn off the flash, for which I have no explanation.

I told you all that to explain why I'm very proud of this last photo. No, it's nowhere good as the more experienced photographers with more expensive setups, but honestly, I didn't expect to get this at all:


It wasn't about getting photos, not for us. It was about experiencing it. After seeing the one in 2017, we knew that if we got lucky and the weather broke out way, we were in for an unforgettable experience. We were right. Totality worth it.



 

Remember: Keep an eye on the skies--unless you're driving.



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