MOUNT VERNON — For a brief moment, there was silence.
Birds stopped chirping.
The temperature dropped. The wind picked up ever so slightly.
It was eerie in the completely dark wilderness.
The moon engulfed the sun, with only an outline of pure bright light dancing in the sky.
All heads gazed upon the once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. Some said it was an emotionally moving moment in their life. Difficult to describe but unforgettable in the moment.
Then after a couple of minutes, light slowly showered over the clouds. Chirps waved throughout the trees. The noise slowly filled the air.
At 3:17 p.m., it was back to normalcy.
People from around Ohio and out of state gathered at Wolf Run Regional Park to witness the total solar eclipse on Monday.
Knox County Recycling and Litter Prevention program manager Matt Baugher hosted a walk to the observation deck for an elevated view of the eclipse.
The eclipse began at 1:58 p.m. Totality started at 3:13 and lasted 2 minutes, 14 seconds.
Ashley DeVault made the trip to Wolf Run to view the eclipse in its totality.
“It was beautiful,” DeVault said. “It was cool, eerie.”
Troy Adams and his family traveled roughly six hours from Virginia for the total solar eclipse after first hearing about it via the news a couple of months ago.
“Thought it was something we should experience,” Adams said.
Jana Stewart, of Knox County, couldn’t pass on missing the total solar eclipse.
“It’s important for us to see [this,]” she said.
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