Good Afternoon Moon

Bosque County residents, visitors pause for total solar eclipse
  • The Lanza Family chased the total solar eclipse outside the Armory in Clifton City Park from California, Nevada by way of Granbury, Texas, where one of their members is currently based on Monday, April 8, 2024 Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    The Lanza Family chased the total solar eclipse outside the Armory in Clifton City Park from California, Nevada by way of Granbury, Texas, where one of their members is currently based on Monday, April 8, 2024 Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
  • Market at the Mill in Clifton was active with live music, food trucks, and vendors all weekend prior to the 2024 solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    Market at the Mill in Clifton was active with live music, food trucks, and vendors all weekend prior to the 2024 solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
  • Singer/songwriter Keegan McInroe based in Fort Worth and Dublin, Texas, broke in the stage at the On5th Gallery’s new outdoor concert space in historic downtown Clifton on Friday and Saturday prior to the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    Singer/songwriter Keegan McInroe based in Fort Worth and Dublin, Texas, broke in the stage at the On5th Gallery’s new outdoor concert space in historic downtown Clifton on Friday and Saturday prior to the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
  • High school friends Michael of Seattle, Washington, and Jimmy of Austin, Texas, (from left) landed in Clifton City Park after chasing clear skies for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    High school friends Michael of Seattle, Washington, and Jimmy of Austin, Texas, (from left) landed in Clifton City Park after chasing clear skies for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
  • A family brought their own pickle ball net to play with at the Clifton City Park while waiting for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    A family brought their own pickle ball net to play with at the Clifton City Park while waiting for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
  • Employees of Lady Bugs look at the total solar eclipse outside the retail shop in historic downtown Clifton on Monday, April 8. The City of Clifton closed the west side of the 100 block of North Avenue D to vehiclar traffic and parking to not only prevent recreational vehicles and tour buses from parking overnight through the weekend but also give the local businesses opportunity to utilize the outdoor space for themselves and pedestrian foot traffic. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    Employees of Lady Bugs look at the total solar eclipse outside the retail shop in historic downtown Clifton on Monday, April 8. The City of Clifton closed the west side of the 100 block of North Avenue D to vehiclar traffic and parking to not only prevent recreational vehicles and tour buses from parking overnight through the weekend but also give the local businesses opportunity to utilize the outdoor space for themselves and pedestrian foot traffic. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
  • Friends and fellow solar eclipse chasers Kelly of San Francisco, California, Jill of Santa Cruz, California, and Stan and Rosa of Anchorage, Alaska, (from left) discovered Clifton during their research of possible viewing areas for the 2024 solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    Friends and fellow solar eclipse chasers Kelly of San Francisco, California, Jill of Santa Cruz, California, and Stan and Rosa of Anchorage, Alaska, (from left) discovered Clifton during their research of possible viewing areas for the 2024 solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
While the huge crowds and traffic gridlock failed to occur as expected, the total solar eclipse still stopped people in Bosque County in their tracks on Monday, April 8.The cloud cover parted revealing the Moon sitting directly in front of the Sun in the darkened sky for several minutes that early afternoon.As the sky darkened and streetlights turned on, folks gasped and exclaimed at the awesome…

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