Solar eclipse mania spurs festivals, tours, sold-out hotels

An annular solar eclipse is seen as the sun sets behind the Rocky Mountains from downtown Denver. Destinations are hosting festivals, hotels are selling out and travelers are planning trips for the total solar eclipse that will be visible coast to coast on Aug. 21, 2017. A narrow path of the United States 60 to 70 miles wide from Oregon to South Carolina will experience total darkness, also known as totality.

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Want to view the solar eclipse? Here are some ways

Want to view the solar eclipse? Here are some ways

BOZEMAN — Angela Des Jardins has worked for more than three years to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that she wants to share with as many folks as possible — the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse.