Yes I know the title is self repeating, but this is it. This post is about that day, the main purpose of my eclipse trip, the day of the Great American Eclipse, the TOTAL solar eclipse. Not partial, not annular. TOTAL! I cannot believe it has been slightly over a year since the event as of this writing. There I was, standing there in awe of a spectacle that I thought I could only see in documentaries or YouTube videos.