A Total Eclipse of the Substack

I'm headed for Texas—the very heart of darkness. No, that's not a reference to state politics. It's eclipse time, and I like to watch. BY PETER MOORE

MY ORIGINAL IMPETUS for launching this substack was to document my travels—past, present, and future—in drawings, memoir excerpts, cartoons, and other sorts of hilarity. Like any growing thing (4,000 subscribers and counting), The Road2Elsewhere has sent off shoots and tendrils in unexpected directions. Among the more unexpected: Waco, Texas, where I’m headed to experience the total eclipse of the sun. It may be my final opportunity to watch these astral shenanigans, depending on what medical miracles are in store for me in the years ahead. The mainland U.S. won’t host another eclipse until 2045, by which point I’ll be…too old to count accurately. So, Waco it is—a mere twelve hours and forty-five minutes from home! Those of you plotting your own eclipse getaway may want to check out this article I published in BACKPACKER, about eclipse-viewing high points from Mexico, through the U.S., to Canada. Where will you be when the sun goes out?