[Geysers] Giant info - 4-28-06

[elizabeth medley]

Question:  Are the frequent eruptions of Giant affecting its height or 
duration?  Or does there seem to be adequate supply that it could do major 
eruptions every third for eternity?

Libby Medley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Strasser" <upperbasin at comcast.net>
To: "'geyser observation reports'" <geysers at wwc.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Geysers] Giant info - 4-28-06


> To add to Matthew's timeline of Giant:
>
> The signs WERE replaced after the eruption on the 13th, by Katie.
>
> On the 19th, when Carolyn reported the signs washed, she told me she
> replaced them.  That is clearly inferred from the info Matthew presented,
> but I just wanted to make it clear.
>
> And yes - the signs were replaced on the 23rd after the eruption, at the
> request of a naturalist, by Chase and me.
>
> Strange things are afoot in the Giant complex.
>
> Paul S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geysers-bounces at wwc.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces at wwc.edu] On Behalf 
> Of
> Matthew McLean
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 10:09 PM
> To: geysers at wwc.edu
> Subject: [Geysers] Giant info - 4-28-06
>
> Hello all,
>
> Okay - here is info and you can make your own conclusions:
>
> Giant erupted on 4/13
>
> On 4/15 Mike Keller and Chase Ellison reported on Giant's recovery.  I
> assume that the signs were either already replaced at that time or were
> replaced during their observations (I talked to Chase and he believes that
> they were there)
>
> On the evening of 4/16 I found Giant very quiet (thought it was after a
> marathon) and the signs were washed!!!
>
> On 4/17 the signs were replaced and Carolyn Loren reported them washed on
> 4/19
>
> There was an eruption of Giant on 4/23.  David Goldberg told me that the
> signs were replaced after the eruption.
>
> On 4/27 I went out to watch for a marathon recovery hot period and the 
> signs
>
> were washed (Replaced by Katy Duffy and Patrick Matheney last night)
>
> This seems to point to eruptions on 4/13, between the evening of 4/15 and
> 4/16, between the evening of 4/17 and 4/19, 4/23, and sometime between 
> 4/23
> and the evening of 4/27!!!  Any thoughts on this??
>
> Tonight a big marathon recovery hot period.  Marathon ended around 1530.
> Arrived at 1825 to find water once again cycling up and down in Mastiff.
> After about an hour Bijou showed signs of life.  Soon it was easy to 
> notice
> the pauses in Bijou and the rises in Mastiff every 5 to 15 minutes.  There
> were a couple of decent Mastiff fills before it finally started to come up
> for a full hot period at 2036.  Feather started at 2038 soon followed by
> Feather Satellite and the Southwest Vents.  There was decent boiling in
> Mastiff 2 to 5 feet for the first three minutes.  There was also a vent
> behind and to the right of Catfish that I have never seen before that 
> joined
>
> in to about a foot.  Rust soon started as well.  Mastiff increased in
> strength and overflow until it reached from 6 feet to the height of the
> cone.  Late in the 2043 minute Mastiff went flat and soon drained. 
> Shortly
> after, Bijou restarted and Feather and Feather Satellite stopped at 2044
> (Giving the hot period of a duration approximately 6 minutes)
>
> Other geysers:
>
> Daisy 1850ns
> Riverside 2017
> Castle 2017
>
> I heard that Geyser Hill has been closed because a Grizzly Sow and two 
> cubs
> have been seen in the vicinity.  Not sure if it is still closed.
>
> That is all for now,
>
> -Matthew
>
>
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