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

[Bill Warnock]

A Gremlin changed 10/16 to 10/26...maybe a prophecy?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "V" <ynp4me at yahoo.com>
To: "geyser observation reports" <geysers at lists.wallawalla.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Geysers] GIANT - 10/26 @ 1325 - maybe 10/16?


> 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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