{"id":2607,"date":"2024-04-25T21:46:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=2607"},"modified":"2024-05-27T06:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T05:23:58","slug":"hot-springs-national-park-for-the-total-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=2607","title":{"rendered":"Hot Springs National Park for the Total Solar Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When looking at our options to see the total solar eclipse, the two places that jumped out at me were Big Bend and Hot Springs. Since we were just in Big Bend, I decided to check out Hot Springs. Good choice! The actual national park is nice, the water is good and free, and you can drive 30 minutes and find some nice hikes. Also found A LOT of quartz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1282.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2598\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1282.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1282.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1282-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1282-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1282-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Partial Eclipse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1291.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2599\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1291.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1291.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1291-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1291-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1291-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Total Eclipse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1296.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2603\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1296.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1296-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1296-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1296-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Weird eclipse shadows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1307.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"2600\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1307.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1307.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1307-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1307-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1307-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1307-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some observatory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1306.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2606\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1306.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1306.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1306-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1306-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1306-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hot Springs Mountain Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1309.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"964\" data-id=\"2594\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1309.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1309.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1309-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1309-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1309-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1309-1536x740.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1339.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2602\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1339.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1339.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1339-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1339-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1339-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Natural Hot Springs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1315.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2601\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1315.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1315.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1315-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1315-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1315-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Filling up for the road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1353.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"854\" data-id=\"2604\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1353.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1353.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1353-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1353-1024x437.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1353-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1353-1536x656.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Quartz field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1352.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2595\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1352.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1352.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1352-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1352-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1352-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Quartz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1361.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2605\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1361.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1361.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1361-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1361-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1361-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Al Capone chillin. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1330.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"2597\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1330.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1330.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1330-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1330-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1330-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1330-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Hot Springs bathhouse tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1335.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1144\" height=\"1999\" data-id=\"2596\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1335.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1335.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1335-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1335-586x1024.jpg 586w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1335-768x1342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_1335-879x1536.jpg 879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kinda famous Bathhouse statue\/stained glass. This is a strange National Park. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When looking at our options to see the total solar eclipse, the two places that jumped out at me were Big Bend and Hot Springs. Since we were just in Big Bend, I decided to check out Hot Springs. Good choice! The actual national park is nice, the water is good and free, and you &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=2607\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hot Springs National Park for the Total Solar Eclipse&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2607"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607\/revisions\/2622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}