[Geysers] GIANT - 10/26 @ 1325 - maybe 10/16?

[V]

Hello!

Today is October 16th... not 26th!

~ Vicky

--- Bill Warnock <billwarnock at wyellowstone.com> wrote:

> Giant erupted at 1325 today, Tuesday, Oct. 26.  Grotto had gone into
> marathon yesterday at 1203 and was off this morning when first visit
> was made around 0800.  Andrew Bunning estimates it ended around 0600.
> 
> When I arrived at the cage around 1100, Emerald was bubbling, water
> was occasionally splashing right to left in back Mastiff, Catfish was
> spurting now and then, and later Bijou was putting out some weak
> spurts.  Giant also had some visible boiling.
> 
> Oblong went at 1208, Daisy at 1237, Grand at 1302 (1b), and at 1312,
> water was rising in Mastiff.  The Giant hot period began at 1313. 
> Mastiff began to overflow massively, and boils gradually increased
> from 1-2 feet to 6-8.  At 1322 Mastiff started surging higher than
> Giant's cone, became wider and broader, and then soared well above
> 40-50 feet, with some spikes even higher.  Giant was visibly
> wrestling in its cone, spilling water over the front edge.  Swells
> became higher and higher and at 1325 and 3 secs., according to
> Andrew's watch, GIANT EXPLODED SKYWARD...over 200 feet we think, but
> not as high as some others we've seen.  (Turtle went early in the
> eruption 6-8 feet.)  Duration was 93 minutes.  I'll download my pics
> tonite and forward one or two if worthwhile.
> 
> It had been cloudy and quite cool, but then the sun came out early in
> the eruption, and we were treated to a light rainbow.  Only other
> gazers there were Andrew B. and Tom from W.Yell.  Saw Riverside 1501
> n.s.; after passing by Grand, saw Beehive Indicator at 1511 i.e.
> followed by Beehive at 1513.  (It went at 1515 yesterday!)
> 
> All in all a nice day, esp after the Rockies' win last night.  It
> started raining in the Madison Canyon, and more is expected tonight.
> 
> GO ROCKIES!
> 
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