The totality experience was well worth the drive. There was a 360 degree sunset, the mosquitoes came out, several stars were visable. Pretty amazing. The first bit of sunlight after totality quickly ended it. Lasted just over 2 minutes.
I55 going north into St Louis was a parking lot after the eclipse. We headed south to Memphis, so no problem except for construction areas.
Trade the Charts and not the Heart - Expect the trend to
continue until it doesn't - Realtime is the real deal