THX for the post, it's pretty cool to see how other people experienced this. I was in the Lincoln, Nebraska area but the clouds prevented us from seeing it during totality, that was a bit disappointing. We did have good views before & after totality & had it occurred just an hour or so later, the clouds cleared out by then.
That's too bad, but I bet the darkness was cool too.
I want to see one again!
It was very strange to hear crickets chirping & night birds calling at 1 PM for sure! The air temperature also dropped about 10 degrees. We didn't travel far & since I got to catch up with an old friend, the trip was good. I would hate to travel a great distance to have it be a cloudy day.