Texas Eclipse Festival off to colorful start; wraps up early

  • An aerial view from a quad-copter shows traffic leaving Reveille Peak Ranch the morning of April 8, after venue operators cut short the event due to bad weather predictions.
    An aerial view from a quad-copter shows traffic leaving Reveille Peak Ranch the morning of April 8, after venue operators cut short the event due to bad weather predictions.
  • Aric Perez, Conrad and Chelsea Lucero from southern California viewed the Eclipse wearing their specially made Burnet Eclipse t-shirts Monday April 8 on County Road 114. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
    Aric Perez, Conrad and Chelsea Lucero from southern California viewed the Eclipse wearing their specially made Burnet Eclipse t-shirts Monday April 8 on County Road 114. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
  • One large tour bus marked 'Lone Star' rolled through the Texas 29 and U.S. 183 intersection due east Monday, as thousands of attendees began their exit Monday out of Reveille Peak. Left, one unidentified Burnet Police Officer, communicates with a colleague. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander
    One large tour bus marked 'Lone Star' rolled through the Texas 29 and U.S. 183 intersection due east Monday, as thousands of attendees began their exit Monday out of Reveille Peak. Left, one unidentified Burnet Police Officer, communicates with a colleague. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander
Burnet County offi -cials confirmed the Rev eille Peak total solar eclipse festival got can - celled abruptly Monday morning, just a few hours before the rare instance of the moon blocking the sun was expected to cast a huge shadow over the Earth and convert normal county daylight into sheer darkness.The totality of theeclipse was predicted to happen around 1 p.m. Monday, April 8 in the county…

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