It's ~25 mi to Watertown whichever roads we take. That makes the shortest round trip slightly more than 50 mi.
I'll make a 30 mi route for those that want something shorter. They'd have to have someone drive a car and switch places and drive 1 way then ride the other.
Let me know if that option is wanted.
Plan on leaving LBC at 11:30, hanging at Watertown for the eclipse from 1:00 to 2:00 then riding back.
Eclipse times (approximate):
Start 11:58;
Total 1:27 duration 2 minutes
End 2:54
Leaving at 11:00 allows riding as slow as 12.5 mph and still arrives almost 30 minutes before the peak. The plan is to watch then ride back. The posted return trip may/can be easily altered.