[Geysers] Geyser report July 9

[TSBryan at aol.com]

Well, I said I'd have a report today. This isn't much, as I spent  
considerable time in places like Black Sand and Biscuit and above Flood.
 
In the main UGB:
 
Grotto was off early (from a marathon? I don't know for sure, as Bijou was  
weakly on and Variable was full when I first saw them at about 0830). There 
were  Giant hot periods at least at 0949 (d > 5 min) and 1118 (d = 4m 57s).
 
Daisy 0701ie and 1009.
 
Oblong 1037.
 
Grand 0702ns.
 
Castle at 0957 was a major that tried really, really hard to stop at about  
the 11 1/2 minute mark -- waiting 10 minutes to call it a major might not be  
waiting long enough.
 
Lion was 0645 and 0813; around 0950 it roared but that was all.
 
Plume 0738, 0830, ----, 0957 and 1044.
 
At Black Sand Basin, the spring I noted that is a few feet left (east) of  
Green Spring (my UNNG-BSB-2) is now active as a geyser. I saw eruptions at 1109  
and 1136. Although the spring appears to never stop bubbling, the eruptions 
are  clearly defined. Both lasted about 4 minutes with splashing mostly to 1 
1/2 but  occasionally to 2 feet high... The so-called "White Sand Geyser" along 
the spur  toward Emerald Pool is again active, though only very weakly... And 
the geyser  beyond Opalescent was splashing every thime I looked at it, 
usually to only a  foot or so but with a few bursts to maybe 4 feet.
 
At Biscuit Basin, essentially no changes. Black Diamond appears to have not  
erupted in a long time. Avoca is still spurting and the Silver Globes are all  
but inactive. I did see "Outpost" and "Green Bubbler."
 
At Midway, West Flood hasn't been mentioned in quite a while as it appears  
to be having rather infrequent gushing overflows that are accompanied by a bit  
of boiling... In the flat beyond West Flood, to that area's far right, are 
two  active geysers. One plays frequently, bursting a few feet high (maybe even 
10  feet on occasion) with durations of about 1 1/2 minutes. A bit farther to 
the  right is another geyser that has a pulsing, jetting eruption 4 or 5 feet 
high;  it appears to have fairly long durations (a few days ago it didn't stop 
during  20 minutes of observation) and unknown intervals.
 
I don't know if I'll make it to the geyser basins or not tomorrow. Have  fun, 
all!
 
Scott Bryan



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