Name: Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me!
Start: 2024-04-05T07:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-04-11T17:00:00-07:00

Just like the old song says. "*The stars at night, are big and bright bum, bum, bum, bum......Deep In The Heart of Texas*".

In our version of the song, the stars will possibly be big and bright during the day...for a few minutes at least.

Join the Arizona Pride Riders on an epic 7 day trip as we journey to San Antonio, Texas to witness one of the most spectacular celestial events available.

A **Total Solar Eclipse**!

Though we are riding to San Antonio, on the actual day of the eclipse we will ride to Vanderpool, TX to witness the event. This small town will experience totality at 1:30:54 PM, and will have duration of 4 min 26 sec.

Witnessing A total solar eclipse is a bucket list item for many people. And having the opportunity to take a "relatively" short ride to see one....seems like an opportunity that has to be siezed.

This trip is still in the early stages. But, now is the time to secure our room reservations to lock in lower pricing. As the date of the event draws closer, and availability becomes less, prices will naturally spike.
Here are some basics that are tentatively in place.

THE RIDE:

* *Friday, 4/5/2024 Phoenix to El Paso, TX 438*
* *Saturday, 4/6/2024 El Paso to Sonora, TX 388*
* *Sunday, 4/7/2024 Sonora to San Antonio 170*
* *Monday, 4/8/2024 San Ant/Vanderpool/San Ant 176*
* *Tuesday, 4/9/2024 San Antonio to Ft. Stockton, TX 312*
* *Wednesday, 4/10/2024 Ft. Stockton to Deming, NM 343*
* *Thursday, April 11, 2024 Deming Phoenix 328*
* *Total Estimated Miles 2155*

MAP:
[https://www.google.com/.../data=!4m56!4m55!1m5!1m1...](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Circle+K,+3033+N+Dobson+Rd,+Chandler,+AZ+85224/Deming,+NM/Sonora,+TX/San+Antonio,+TX/Vanderpool,+TX/San+Antonio,+TX/Fort+Stockton,+TX/Deming,+NM/Phoenix,+AZ/@31.45891,-107.6547145,7z/data=!4m56!4m55!1m5!1m1!1s0x872b0775b679735d:0x5a379ded2e9104d9!2m2!1d-111.8759406!2d33.3505814!1m5!1m1!1s0x86dec3e11b3f3e77:0x84cdb12207b10b2e!2m2!1d-107.7586404!2d32.2686981!1m5!1m1!1s0x86f62aec85e40479:0xdf724a86bb320142!2m2!1d-100.6434273!2d30.5668484!1m5!1m1!1s0x865c58af04d00eaf:0x856e13b10a016bc!2m2!1d-98.4945922!2d29.4251905!1m5!1m1!1s0x865eca7295b2ae9b:0xd48ba96a1acc02b!2m2!1d-99.5550504!2d29.7452234!1m5!1m1!1s0x865c58af04d00eaf:0x856e13b10a016bc!2m2!1d-98.4945922!2d29.4251905!1m5!1m1!1s0x86f07c20e88d6ac5:0x8b89ea870c3ff014!2m2!1d-102.8793222!2d30.8940431!1m5!1m1!1s0x86dec3e11b3f3e77:0x84cdb12207b10b2e!2m2!1d-107.7586404!2d32.2686981!1m5!1m1!1s0x872b12ed50a179cb:0x8c69c7f8354a1bac!2m2!1d-112.0740373!2d33.4483771!3e0?entry=ttu&fbclid=IwAR2gATNS0JXBEbYzDHXD3MUbESnB7pUDsO7-pOqTHYFOSKFlO2jNpmFqhMs)

ECLIPSE INFO
[https://science.nasa.gov/.../future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/](https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/?fbclid=IwAR2A40NCBUTjagRwgMycXulHEwyZ_dHicAYaXKvaBtiOhhaqcKDog0IJOpQ)

ECLIPSE DAY MAP
[https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m1!4b1!4m20!4m19!1m5...](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Antonio,+TX/Vanderpool,+TX/San+Antonio,+TX/@29.6130256,-99.3545508,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m20!4m19!1m5!1m1!1s0x865c58af04d00eaf:0x856e13b10a016bc!2m2!1d-98.4945922!2d29.4251905!1m5!1m1!1s0x865eca7295b2ae9b:0xd48ba96a1acc02b!2m2!1d-99.5550504!2d29.7452234!1m5!1m1!1s0x865c58af04d00eaf:0x856e13b10a016bc!2m2!1d-98.4945922!2d29.4251905!3e0?entry=ttu&fbclid=IwAR0qL0QekK1ubvQlFv-jkKJsq6LyAj_Kw2DmgENTUXLu1WbCGuV3Aj8UVsk)

If you decide to join us you will want to secure your reservations sooner, rather than later.

[HOTELS LIST](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yiFCWiHtao4VvU3pKHIlyUyK2p4wwexm/view?fbclid=IwAR3sc9pAAj4J8lBW1h8-2UI3SYOcwd-KxLn3NOl-YinBTnW6kNd_W4hjXEU&pli=1)

**NOTE**: There has been some discussion about extending this trip by a day, and taking a side trip to visit Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad, NM. This is only a thought at the moment.

Carlsbad Caverns [https://nps.gov/cave/index.htm](https://nps.gov/cave/index.htm?fbclid=IwAR1XYgdIvOmuYNNfdwdUqE_8wBwmrEIV8-wz2JED0RhNiIBhC5ggh3y4lzk)

Please express your interest by signing up for this ride. Then we can discuss accommodation options. Currently those who have committed have made the following reservations via Hotels.com

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