[Geysers] Geyser report August 16

[TSBryan at aol.com]

I think you already know about last night's failed marathon recovery,  
shortly after 0300. But to repeat, the marathon that began at 2047 on Tuesday  ended 
at 1807 yesterday, so a duration of a little more than 21 hours. The  
recovery was therefore about 9 hours later. Reports say that the recovery hot  period 
appeared (well, in pitch dark, seemed) to be weaker than the 14-minute  hot 
period plus restart of Tuesday evening.
 
Anyhow, most of today was fruitlessly spent in the vicinity of Grotto and  
Giant.
 
After arriving to an empty parking lot but then finding that Giant had not  
erupted, I got a hot period at 0722 (d = 6m 08s); it actually looked pretty 
good  and was by far the best of the day. I think there was a bathtub in the 
vicinity  of 0815. Then what "fun", whith hot periods as follows: 0856 (2m 50s), 
0959 (8m  16s, some Cave but still not great), 1057 (1m 48s), 1201 (2m 04s), 
1313 (4m  37s), 1408 (2m 21s) and 1517 (6m 33s, but SW and Feather only and it 
never  higher than about 3 feet). And so I departed the exciting scene. Well, 
who  knows?
 
Grotto Fountain was the first post-marathon event, at 0925 (d ~ 23m) with  no 
Grotto. the next was at 1353 (d ~ 21m) and that time Grotto joined in at  
1402. It was still going as of about 1530.
 
Riverside 0830 and 1516.
 
Daisy running short, with [0605??? -- I was in plain sight but did not see  
this eruption, and I don't think it happened; frankly, the geyser prediction  
ranger also had Castle at 0548E but it was entering steam phase at 0545 and she 
 had Grand at 0347E yet the post-GHP people saw it start at 0334]; but then 
Daisy  was 0807, 1020, 1238, and 1450.
 
Grand was 0334 (T2C) and 1001 (1 burst).
 
Castle noted above as entering major steam phase at 0545.
 
Several of us, while relaxing in the shade by the parking lot were treated  
to Beehive at 1306 (Indicator at 1301) and then Lion initial at 1307. Lion #2  
was at 1444.
 
Depression 0937. Aurum 1003.
 
Scott Bryan



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