Signs warn visitors to the 350-year-old bur oak to stay on the shoulder of the road and not to venture into healthy soybean fields, outside Columbia, Mo., Sunday night, Aug. 20, 2017. Bur Oak Road, a narrow two-lane road that cuts through Missouri River bottomland, runs near the tree and is a popular spot for locals to take in nighttime spectacles. The area is expected to be a popular spot for watching Monday's solar eclipse. (Brian Kratzer/Missourian via AP)
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