[Geysers] Norris The Gap

[TSBryan at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/14/2006 6:09:21 PM Mountain Standard Time,  
s at weststartv.com writes:

The  location of "Elk Geyser" is approximately 500 meters to the 
east-northeast  of the east end of "The Gap" in Ragged Hills.  The last 
time I saw it  there was a large pool (Approx. 10m in diameter) and there 
were two vents  toward the west end that were bubbling.  There is a 
fairly large tree  at the south end of the pool that lays into the pool 
somewhat.
There  were two very active features between "Elk Geyser" and "The Gap".   



First, I must ask if that distance and direction of "500 meters to the  
east-northeast" is correct. If so, then the geyser I saw is in a very different  
location -- or I've alsways been mistaken about just where "The Gap" is. Can you 
 describe the location of The Gap with respect to Cinder Pool, and/or where  
Tantalus Creek exits the area, and/or etc.?
 
I, too, got Jerry's photos. Indeed, they show features near Cinder Pool  and, 
therefore, rather far from the place I'm talking about. I dropped down from  
near Forgotten Fumarole, crossed the stream at Firecracker Spring, and then  
walked northwest and west near the base of the Ragged Hills.
 
Unfortunately, I find that the photocopies of the Norris thermal map that I  
have here do not extend far enough west to include the area I visited, and I  
also seem to not have a copy of the USGS Professional Paper 1456 about Norris 
--  the full map and the report seem to be in California. Therefore, I have to 
do  some guessing here. Should somebody be able to provide a scan of a map, I 
might  do better.
 
Cinder Pool is within map grid C3 (approx. C3-600E-150S). Tantalus Creek  
flows southwest from there into grid C2, then west. I think it departs the area  
through C1. (Again, I am guessing, trying to visualize the map and area in my  
mind's eye.) If I am correct in this, then the geysers I saw would probably 
be  within grid area D2 or, very likely, D1. The big geyser is one of the  
westernmost of all the springs in that little valley.
 
This place is immediately at the base of the Ragged Hill where the trees  
were killed and are blown down. It is drained by a stream that flows toward the  
northeast. All, or nearly all, of the springs are on the south side of the  
stream, and trying to walk among the springs would be rather stupid -- it is a  
very active, very hot place.
 
Unfortunately, since my visit was only to check the basics of Norris, and  
since I have plenty of photos of the place, I did not have my camera with me.  
Also, I have no idea when I could possibly get back -- I will if I can, but 
what  with van tours (like today) and other things, it's likely to be a while (if 
at  all).
 
Scott Bryan
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