I was in Montana for the 1979 event. clouds permitted observing the approach to totality and just before totality - the clouds all parted and saw the total eclipse in clear sky. Wonderful
In Goldendale, Washington, I knew when totality was (of course) and then drove around the countryside, chasing holes in the sky for where I anticipated the sun to be (given how the clouds were moving) ... and I hit it right and got right in a big hole and saw the totality. I was off in a farmer’s field, where there were about 7 or 8 other people ... :-) ...