[Geysers] Geyser report May 16

[TSBryan at aol.com]

Grotto Fountain started at 1045, Grotto at 1046. Duration is unknown, but  
theer had not been a marathon since Monday's Giant eruption.
 
I saw two hot periods today: 0812ie with Feather and SW only, and 1103 (d =  
2m 53s) also with Feather and SW only (a little bit from Rust).
 
We got one Oblong, at 1044.
 
Daisy on long-ish mode today: 0929 and 1221. I don't have the time, but the  
previous interval was over 3 hours.
 
Grand was 0547E, then again at 1219ie on a very short interval of less than  
6 1/2 hours. I was up between the VC and Lodge, but this clearly was late in 
the  first burst, as the pause happened not more than a minute before. There 
was a  second burst and, I think, a third burst. (Again from the Lodge, the 
second  burst died down, I saw nothing for perhaps 20 seconds, then very high 
jetting  again.)
 
Castle was major at 0515E, so so much for that.
 
Near the start of a Sawmill deep drain last evening, KC and Julie saw one  of 
those "mixed phase" eruption by Penta, in which it jets water mixed with  
steam but is not the full major eruption. That one had considerable runoff. This  
morning at 0841, it was again in mixed phase, this time with Sawmill still 
going  but everything else drained to a low level. This one had no runoff but 
did form  a pool around the cone.
 
Lion was ie at 0720, and then again at 0856. At about 1020 it was having  
weak roars and was done.
 
Depression was at 1001. Aurum evidently erupted unseen by us while we were  
sitting at Depression.
 
Plume was 0738, 0831, and 0927.
 
So given the early Grand, I went out to Fountain only to find the runoff  
channels damp and drying fast. Oh, well... The video of Monday's reported  
Morning Geyser eruption was obtained by the OFVC, but given that the park-wide  
seasonal training was happening at OF today, I still haven't had a chance to see  
it. However, from a couple more verbal descriptions, I am increasingly 
convinced  that it was Morning's Thief that was seen, not Morning.
 
And so to home early. Weeds. Always more weeds to deal with.
 
Scott Bryan
 
P.S. If there's no geyser report from me tomorrow, it's because I'm already  
on notice for a likely van tour.
 
P.P.S. KC and Julie were leaving today, and I think that leaves me as the  
only one here right now.
 
 



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