[Geysers] Geyser report June 16 early 17

[TSBryan at aol.com]

I was in the park yesterday, fruitlessly spending too much time at Giant.  
Then today I was in again, stupidly given horrible weather. Two seasons in 24  
hours -- yesterday's high temp 77, at 1300 today here in West it is hailing at  
45 degrees.
 
Anyhow, yesterday the focus was on Giant. Grotto ended a marathon at about  
0625, after a duration in excess of 25 hours. (From the end of this Grotto to  
the first overflow by Variable Spring was almost exactly 5 hours.) I  finally 
departed before the recovery, which took just about 13 hours. I am told  that 
the hot period started at 1926, had a duration of around 16 minutes but  could 
not sustain vigorous action and resulted in no eruption.
 
Yesterday morning I saw another decent event cycle at Fan &  Mortar.
0810 Bottom Vent having short eruptions, water flowing down the sinter into  
the gravel about 1/2 way to the river.
0816 the first of several Main Vent splashes
0818 River Vent on
0826 Gold and High on
0828 Angle on
0839 after dying to mostly steam, Gold and High back on strongly (this had  
me interested)
0846 Gold steam only
0849 River off
Thereafter, I and others saw uniform garbage down there, which is what I  saw 
today at about 0730, with the marker in place.
 
The following is from Saturday 6/16:
 
Riverside 0751 and 1430
Daisy 0723, 1040 and 1401
Oblong 0558ie, 0929 and 1416
Grand 0232E and 1021 (T3C)
Not a single Lion was called all day!
There were lots of Plumes, my recorded intervals scattered but all in the  
range of 47 to 52 minutes.
 
Beehive erupted at 1518ie; not sure who made that call, but then somebody  
else called it at 1519 (without saying "ie").
 
Today, Sunday 6/17 until I departed early:
 

This morning, Grotto again appeared to be in marathon, probably beginning  
around 0300-0330. Bijou thoroughly died sometime between 0700 and 0800. However, 
 an e-mail just received told me that it shut down after not more than 8 1/2  
hours (about 1130).
 
There was an Oblong at 0711. And that's practically all I know.
 
Today, Little Squirt was active and Beehive was seen splashing early  on.
 
In the LGB, at 0645, Pink Cone was surrounded by wet sinter and its steam  
was still a bit "puffy."
 
I saw White Dome (about 10 feet high and 100 feet long in the wind) at  0643. 
Later, it did not erupt during the span from 0858 to 0940.
 
As I drove up, I managed to catch Labial at 0939; it did not have a  
follow-up eruption.
 
Near Nez Perce Picnic Area at about 0620, I saw a bear, my first in a month  
and my first black bear of 2007.
 
Scott Bryan




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