[Geysers] Geyser report June 16

[TSBryan at aol.com]

The big news first. At precisely 1300, the Lower Store opened for the  
season. This is 6 days earlier than the published opening date. A family of 5  beat 
us through the door, so Lynn S, Steve R and I were customers number 6, 7  and 
8 for the year. Showing how much money that stupid company has been losing,  
by 1330 almost all of the tables and about half the counter stools were filled  
at the fountain. Well, anyhow, rest rooms are now available from 0900 to 
1800;  fountain service 0900 to 1700. Fresh vegetables and fruit consisted of 
bananas  and apples. Period. But boy, they gots a lot of wine and junk food!
 
Starting yesterday afternoon, Grotto evidently went through some sort of  
shortish marathon. As of 2020, per Steve, it had been on for about 4 hours. When  
it quit is unknown, but today it had not started again as of about 1420. But  
there were Giant hot periods at 0848 (d = 9m 03s), 1205 (d = 3m 45s) and 1422 
(d  = 8m 25s).The first and last of those had some Mastiff surging, 
especially the  1422 when Mastiff evidently at times got up to about 4 feet high.
 
Grand at 1130, was a G3Q.
 
We didn't see Daisy all day from before 0800 until after 1400. It was very  
windy at times. But we weren't in sight of it all the time, so...
 
Oblong's first daylight eruption was at 1225.
 
Dome was active today.
 
Plume had known intervals of 68, 72 and 60 minutes.
 
Beehive was at 1418 yesterday, after being 09xx the day before. Today it  had 
not gone as of 1415, even though it had been having big splashes much of the  
day.
 
Yesterday to today, Castle evidently had a long minor eruption that  resulted 
in an 11-or-so hour minor interval.
 
Guess that's all that's reportable...
 
Scott Bryan
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