(Whitewater Valley)--There’s no question that the influx of visitors to the Whitewater Valley for the eclipse failed to meet expectations.  But why?  The answer could lie in the scope of the eclipse itself.  In a total eclipse that occurred in parts of the country in 2017, interstates were jammed with people trying to get in the line of totality.  But, in that eclipse, the path of totality was only 62 miles wide.  The path in this week’s eclipse was more than twice as wide – meaning many more options for viewing existed and people didn’t need to cram into as tight of an area.  19 million more people were in the path of totality this week than were in 2017.