#Patroclus staring at the midwest like

[baejax-the-great]

Hello! It’s three days until a solar eclipse. Would Agua Caliente Pat and Achilles have plans?

The eclipse path of totality is nowhere near California, and I doubt they'd have much interest in traveling to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, southern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, or western New York in early April (or ever). West Coast people can be so attached to their precious coast.

However, the national park service does show which parks will be in the path of totality, and I guess I could see Patroclus using this as an excuse to visit one he hasn't seen before. The the Ozark riverway would be a good one, except it's not open yet. And if they did visit, it would be all mud. And ugly. So... scratch that. Why would they ever leave California? Do they even have smoothies in Missouri?

I think the better plan would be to wait for the eclipse in Spain in August 2026.

#the thing about outdoorsy western US people #is that they cannot bear to leave the west #if they don't have a mountain to climb within view #they will perish #it is known #now San Diego isn't known for mountains so the guys aren't quite as badly afflicted #but make no mistake they suffer from this disease #Patroclus staring at the midwest like #there are no mountains and no oceans no mountainbiking no paddleboarding #what does anyone even do here #although I think he'd be enchanted by bogs #real bogs not the bullshit this website talks about #real bogs are incredibly dangerous and WILL eat you #like quite literally #anyway none of this has to do with the eclipse #afaik the bogs are also not in the path of totality #being much farther north #sorry nonny