[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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> 1. motels in West Yellowstone (Rosalie Schack) 
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> 4. RE: Phot: Bear on UGB May 30, 2005 (Lucille Reilly) 
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> Message: 1 
> 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. 
> 
> 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: 
> 
> 
> >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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