[Geysers] Geyser report May 8

[TSBryan at aol.com]

Neither I nor Bill, nor apparently any other gazer, was in the UGB  
yesterday, when it rained off and on all day. Rain, yes -- lots of meltwater and  the 
rivers have come way up. Today I arrived at the Inn lot at 0740, Bill at  about 
0830, Tom not long after that. Broken clouds so some sun, but also a brisk  
wind with the temp only up to the mid-40s. Depending on who you read/listen to, 
 tomorrow will either be about like today or terrible.
 
There was a griz seen north of Biscuit and then in Midway this morning, and  
he was still there, near Catfish Geyser, at 1440. The UGB trails beyong Castle 
 & Sawmill remain closed -- we though they might be opened today, but then  
somebody reported seeing a bear near Grand -- wee were out there and saw no 
bear  and really think the report was faulty, but nevertheless it was enough to 
put  the kibosch on any trail opening.
 
HOWEVER, Megan O'Malley was able to drive out into the basin and, on her  
return to Castle at 1130, she reported that the Giant sign logs remained in  
place -- no eruption since Tuesday last week ( =9 days).
 
Little Squirt was on and off ie this morning, but I think it had quit  before 
noon.
 
Plume intervals of 48, 46, 54, 52, 47, 51, and 47 minutes.
 
Beehive's Indicator 1305, Beehive 1318.
 
No Depression seen today.
 
Lion had a series of just two eruptions. The eruption at 0748 was  definitely 
the initial, that at 0910 the last. Indeed, it did rather little  roaring 
after that, but then was having decent splashes by 1300.
 
Aurum 0856 and 1256 -- it's easy to calculate intervals when it does  that!
 
Castle had been at 0237E major, so I didn't see it today.
 
The features just off the boardwalk immediantly beyond the Crested-Sawmill  
bridge, between the walk and Chimney Cone, were active today. Bill and I saw 
the  roundish vent erupt 1 to 2 feet high at 1021, duration perhaps 30 seconds. 
After  that, "Snake Eyes" played every 2 to 4 minutes. It was never more than 
1 foot  high (2 feet once, maybe) and this was continuing as of about 1415. We 
invented  two names while there. What's on the other end of Snake Eyes; why, 
a Rattle, of  course. And as for those small sputtering vents at the base of 
Chimney; why,  Fireplace, of course.
 
Well.
 
Grand was 0146E, then 1034 (-2Q).
 
Down basin, I finally caught Oblong at 1415. Daisy had a good day, playing  
at 0750, 0952, 1155ns, and 1349ns.
 
Never did see anything from Grotto at any time from 0745 to 1430. Bijou was  
on and judging by larger steam production, there were hot periods. But again,  
Giant has not erupted since April 29 (as of 1430 today).
 
Fountain was 0728ie and White Dome was 0731ie as I drove in this  morning.
 
Scott Bryan
 
 



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