[Geysers] Norris 8-16-08 Ledge Erupts

[Mike Keller]

What used to be the "main vent" is gone, aka it is buried and/or sintered
over.  The largest vent now plays almost entirely vertical, and appears to
have broken out beside the "index finger" of the finger vents.  I watched
the area closely where the main vent used to be and there was nothing, no
steam, no overflow, no water, nothing.

 

MK

 

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Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:38 AM
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Subject: Re: [Geysers] Norris 8-16-08 Ledge Erupts

 

Interesting. Point 1: that highest jet shown in Keller's photo is NOT from
Ledge's main vent, which appears to be doing nothing at all. Point 2: by my
recollection from long ago (like, 1974) the highest jet is rising from one
of the "finger vents" and appears similar to the action of way-back-when. so
a question: Was there anything -- some overflow, at least, from the main
vent?

 

Betty, 3 cats, and I will be on the road early this morning (Sunday), expect
to arrive in West Yellowstone on Thursday, 8/21, and then be around at least
to mid-September.

 

Scott Bryan

 

In a message dated 8/16/2008 10:37:08 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
KSCOPE_YNP at peoplepc.com writes:

Biggest news was that Ledge Geyser erupted at 1450VR, first seen by NPS at
1454.  I got there at 1456, and it was erupting about 40 feet high.  I have
attached one of several photos I took of it (sorry for the size of the
picture). 





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