[Geysers] Re: Geysers Digest, Vol 213, Issue 1
ksrbrown at comcast.net
ksrbrown at comcast.net
Mon Jun 6 20:25:14 PDT 2005
Lucille:
Can you pass along the responses to yor bear question.
Thanks,
Kevn Brown
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> 4. RE: Phot: Bear on UGB May 30, 2005 (Lucille Reilly)
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> Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:51:57 +0000
> From: "Rosalie Schack"
> Subject: [Geysers] motels in West Yellowstone
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> Can someone please tell me some inexpensive motels in West Yellowstone? I
> know you have discussed this in the past, but I don't remember which motels
> they were. This would be for about the third week in July. As long as the
> bed is comfortable, and the bathroom is clean, that's about all we need.
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> Thanks,
> Rosalie in Minnesota
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> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 23:18:17 EDT
> From: TSBryan at aol.com
> Subject: [Geysers] Geyser report June 5
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> A short report today -- quite a few geysers seen but only a couple of
> intervals of mention -- lots of good conversations, though, so it was fun.
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> Beehive interval 20h 42m
> Aurum interval 3h 05m
> Grand interval overnight 8h 04m
> Oblong interval 3h 49m
> Daisy interval 2h 42m
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> Plume remained dormant.
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> Dwarf was not seen on 0830 arrival, but it was strongly active at 1300.
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> Since Castle was at 12:xx yesterday afternoon, then 0512 this morning, it
> clearly had a minor in the vicinity of 0100.
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> Grotto Fountain, at 1116, was one of the weakest I've ever seen. The Giant
> Hot Period a short while before, although lasting around 8 minutes, was also
> very weak.
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> Pink Cone is running very close to 20 hours average interval.
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> Scott Bryan
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> Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 08:46:34 -0700
> From: Steve Robinson
> Subject: Re: [Geysers] Geyser Report: Giant/Grotto, May 26-June 1
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> I have a little to add to this. On Tuesday morning when I went down to
> Giant. Bijou was on strong, but no apparent hot period had occurred. I had
> observed Bijou from 0530 till the hot period at 0811. Instead of Bijou
> weakening after a hot period until it was hard to tell if it was on, in a
> slowdown or a shutdown as was typical for my prior 10 days observation,
> opening weekend and closing weekend last fall, Bijou was on fairly strong
> right up to the hot period at 0811 with regular slowdown and shutdowns.
> Something in the Giant complex has changed in my opinion. I am not saying
> that this is good, bad or indifferent, just a change.
>
> The recovery hot period on June 1st was at:
> 2024 d=4:02 Mastiff surge to just 1 foot in the first minute of the hot
> period. India was safe.
>
> June 2nd
> 0617 Grotto Fountain
> 0620 Grotto
> 0648 Giant hot period, d=2:50 Feather and the SW vents were the only vent
> involved. Mastiff only overflowed a little, India was safe again
>
> Steve Robinson
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> At 03:20 AM 6/3/2005, you wrote:
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> >A message from Tara Cross 6/3/05
> >
> >This is a summary of events in the Giant/Grotto area for May 26-June 1.
> >This is all based on notes and my memory; if I left something important
> >out, I would welcome additional information.
> >
> >May 26
> >
> >0631ie Grotto (marathon, duration around 22 hours, give or take)
> >0742ie Rocket major
> >
> >May 27
> >
> >0910 Giant hot period, d=10m20s. First after marathon; Mastiff surging to
> >4 feet, India completely covered.
> >1510 Giant hot period, d=6m. Mastiff surging to 1-2 feet.
> >1625ie Grotto Fountain
> >1636 Grotto
> >
> >The first Grotto after the marathon was--yes--another marathon, duration
> >unknown. Grotto was still erupting when Kitt left Grand around 2230, but
> >was long done when the first gazers made it out the following morning.
> >
> >May 28
> >
> >0701 Giant hot period, d=2m50s. Probably not the post-marathon hot period.
> >0926 Giant hot period, d=3m50s. Feather & Feather Satellite, but no
> >Southwest Vents.
> >1240 Giant hot period, d=9m30s. Nice Mastiff surging to 4 feet, India
> >completely covered.
> >1639 Grotto
> >1650 Giant hot period, d=7m50s. Mastiff boiling to 1 foot, India 2/3 covered.
> >2014 Giant hot period, d=8m56s. Mastiff to 18 inches, India 2/3 covered.
> >
> >May 29
> >
> >0704 Giant hot period, d=7m40s. More droolage.
> >1040 Giant hot period, d=7m25s. Even more droolage; Mastiff barely boiled
> >at all and India was dry.
> >
> >I somehow missed writing down the Grotto that was in progress for these
> >two hot periods, but it also turned out to be yet another marathon, after
> >only two normal Grotto eruptions.
> >
> >May 30
> >
> >1202 Giant hot period, d=10m15s. This hot period was the real deal.
> >Mastiff surged to 4-5 feet in the first few minutes and then to 2-3 feet
> >later on. At the end of the hot period and continuing after Feather had
> >stopped, Turtle splashed to 1-2 feet.
> >1732ie Giant hot period, d>5m. Mastiff surging to 1-2 feet.
> >1845 Grotto Fountain
> >1859 Grotto
> >2045 Giant hot period, d=8m50s. Mastiff to 2 feet maximum.
> >
> >May 31
> >
> >0811 Giant hot period, d=8m55s. India was about 2/3 covered, but Mastiff
> >never boiled to more than a few inches.
> >0849 Grotto Fountain
> >0852 Grotto
> >0951 Bathtub. The Southwest Vents sputtered but Feather did not start.
> >1250 Giant hot period, d=8m58s. Mastiff surging to 4 feet early in the
> >hot period, then 2-3 feet later on. India was completely covered.
> >
> >When we left the area, Grotto Fountain was boiling. I never heard a start
> >time on Grotto but it was i.e. when I returned from the Lower basin a
> >little before 1500. And, as if I hadn't gotten enough Grotto over the
> >weekend, this was another marathon.
> >
> >1709 Giant hot period, d=8m04s. Mastiff to 3 feet, India 3/4 covered.
> >
> >June 1
> >
> >Grotto finally quit around 1230 for a duration of roughly 23 hours. I
> >left the basin before the post-marathon hot period.
> >
> >My general observations are that while there were bona fide "strong" hot
> >periods mixed in, the longer durations seen on the 28th and after weren't
> >really indicative of more energy on the platform. Note the total lack of
> >durations under 5 minutes after the 28th. It was almost as if Giant
> >wanted to have one long hot period that expended roughly the same amount
> >of energy as two weak ones. "Mastiff is flat but still overflowing"
> >became a very common call for the latter part of the weekend--at least
> >when Grotto WASN'T in marathon. Based on some rough extrapolations, there
> >were zero, 2, and 2 Grotto eruptions, respectively, between the 4
> >marathons I saw. As encouraging as the recovery hot periods were, this
> >still doesn't strike me as a good formula for Giant eruptions.
> >
> >I shall refrain from further prognostication.
> >
> >- Tara Cross
> >fanandmortar at hotmail.com
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 21:34:02 -0600
> From: Lucille Reilly
> Subject: [Geysers] RE: Phot: Bear on UGB May 30, 2005
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> Thanks for all the responses. Much appreciated!
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> Back to packing suitcases.
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> Lucille
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