[Geysers] Geyser report April 20

[Pat Snyder]

Thank you, Scott!!!
So good to get your reports again. Also, it's nice to know you  
confirmed most of my webcam notes.

However, this is sad news indeed about Beehive.

Can't wait to read more....much appreciated.
Pat Snyder



On Apr 20, 2007, at 3:55 PM, TSBryan at aol.com wrote:

> And away we go! Yesterday's snow was decidedly a West Yellowstone  
> event. Although there were 3 1/2 inches on the ground here at the  
> house, within a mile inside the gate it was barely a dusting. The  
> road was bare and mostly dry all the way to Old Faithful, where  
> there was about one inch of snow on the boardwalks, none on the  
> pavement.
>
> For many of you, I'm sorry to report that at Beehive the West  
> Bubblers were bubbling, the C-C Indicator was bubbling -- and  
> Beehive's Indicator was near (but a bit below) overflow and orange  
> with bacteria. I looked at Beehive a number of times and never saw  
> the slightest sign of a splash.
>
> Plume was recorded as (I think) 0818, then I got it at 0945, 1123  
> and 1302.
>
> Lion initial at 0919ie and 1105.
>
> At 1111 I found that Aurum had "just" erupted.
>
> Grand had been at 0505E, then six gazers and a few others caught it  
> at 1312 (T1Q).
>
> At about 0945, Oblong was filling, near overflow after an eruption,  
> and then was 1240ie.
>
> The time of an early Daisy is not known, but there was no eruption  
> from 0930 until it went at 1247.
>
> Grotto was in marathon. It had probably started somewhere in the  
> 0600-0700 range, as Variable Spring was noticably down by 0945.  
> Bijou was thoroughly off before noon. There was a Giant hot period  
> at 1050ie; the runoff covered about 1/3 of India.
>
> Riverside was 1034.
>
> The marker is in place at Fan & Mortar.
>
> At Biscuit Basin, the water in Black Diamond is murky gray-green,  
> clear enough to see that orange bacteria extends well down into the  
> crater. The new thing near the boardwalk is filled with dark orange- 
> brown bacteria. And definitely drop the name "Salt and Pepper", as  
> today both vents were very active and completely clear. Somehow, I  
> don't think "Sand and Salt" quite works.
>
> The Siver Globes are _dead_. Never in all my years have I not seen  
> the round pool next to the vent of Slit Geyser. Today it was bone dry.
>
> Polly Panos said she saw Fountain (she thought) in eruption shortly  
> before 0900. As of 1500, it appeared to have erupted maybe around  
> 1400.
>
> More tomorrow.
>
> Scott Bryan
>
>
>
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