MIDDLEBURY — Dan Clowes, 48, and his son Dylan, 14, contemplated setting up eclipse-watching camp closer to the heart of the Middlebury College Campus shortly before 2 afternoon as they shared a snack under a tree at the western edge of the campus.
Lido, their black Labrador, accompanied them from Williamstown Monday morning, and sat under his own tree, patiently awaiting their decision.
The trio made a traffic-free trek along backroads this morning. Clowes said they decided to come because “we were so close, and it was like, why not.”
Dylan, an 8th grader particularly fond of science, said that after witnessing only a partial eclipse in 2017, he was looking forward to totality this time around.
“I’m just excited to see a total eclipse because it was kind of disappointing the last time I saw an eclipse to just see it come so close to being total, but not quite.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘Why not’: With dog in tow, Williamstown father and son seek out eclipse.