Mark C, your experience reminds me of last year's Leonid, which I saw from the countryside outside Portland, OR. I recall one meteor that looked like a fast moving COMET or one of those huge streaking fireworks you see on July 4th; it left a tail in the sky for several MINUTES afterwards!

Both in the Leonids last year and this year's Perseids, there were some meteors big and bright enough to zoom very visibly past my car windshield even while driving on the interstate not far outside the city.

I'm jealous of those of you who got to see the Leonids this fall. Pretty much the whole northern half of the state of Oregon (and Washington state too) wasss under heavy cloud cover all night. I'd have to have driven to Coos Bay or Brookings or Klamath Falls (about a 6 to 8 hour trip) to see them.

On the bright side, although the big meteor storm was this morning, don't the Leonids keep going for a couple more days? It may clear up tonight out here.

Jeanene