[Geysers] Giant 04:40:08 8/4/07

[Paul Strasser]

I figured there were nearly 25 people who saw the start of the 4:40 AM
eruption of Giant on the 4th.  Maybe it was 23 - I  sorta lost count.  At
least five showed up to see it a few minutes before Mastiff started.

 

But. is this a record for ANY geyser erupting between, say, 3 and 5 AM?  I
don't think there were that many for the Steamboat sits in the 60s (okay,
maybe that many came over from the campground when they heard it - that's
not the same thing.)  And the "Water in Main Vent" calls for F&M in the
period 2001-2005 may have gotten five to ten people down.  But wow.. That
many gazers waiting for Giant at that hour?  And Ralph Friz driving from
West and got there?  I have to say - I was impressed.  

 

Question - does anyone know when the road to West Thumb finally opened on
Sunday afternoon?  A very bad accident took place only a mile or so past
Kepler Cascades, shutting the road completely.  We ended up deciding to not
wait and went the long way around and out the East entrance.  I hope the
people in the accident are okay - it sounded very bad on the radio.

 

Paul Strasser

 

 

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From: geysers-bounces at wwc.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces at wwc.edu] On Behalf Of
Lynn Stephens
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 6:49 AM
To: geysers at wwc.edu
Subject: [Geysers] Giant 04:40:08 8/4/07

 

Giant erupted at 04:40:08 this morning, duration 90 minutes.
 
The hot period started at 04:27:51.  After that it was dark, steamy, except
where lit by large mag lights, so I didn't record any details of the hot
period.  Mastiff was in eruption at 04:38, and Giant followed at 04:40:08.
 
There were 14 people waiting on the platform before water started rising in
Masiff, three others had just arrived at the parking lot as Paul Strasser
started calling "water's rising", and I think there were 9 additional people
who heard the call and made it down for the eruption.  Now people are
celebrating with breakfast buffet at the Snow Lodge and then dinner at Einos
tonight.
 
Lynn Stephens

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