I took a scenic route into Kentucky this morning, scouting for spots to view the eclipse from. It was surprisingly difficult.
The main issue is that there aren’t a lot of places where one can pull off these roads and park. They’re narrow, with no shoulders to speak of: a few feet out of the lane and you’re in a ditch, a field of grain, or trees. Most of the places you could get out of the traffic lane are people’s driveways.
Another priority (for me) was finding a spot where I could get photos of the scenery during the eclipse. A lot of places I could stop were surrounded by trees. I found a couple cemeteries on high ground that I considered as possibilities.
Where I ended up is a bluff just off US-68, almost on the center of the Path of Totality. It’s just east of Hopkinsville a few miles, and the spot where the eclipse will last the longest is a bit west of that. This is about as prime as you can get.
The eclipse is due to start in a few minutes.