[Geysers] Mini geyser report May 9

[TSBryan at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/9/2008 11:00:11 AM Mountain Daylight Time,  
billwarnock at wyellowstone.com writes:

It is indeed Giantess.  Scott called me this morning  after talking with 
Butch Bach at the OFVC.  They had a visitor report  that Giantess had started 
erupting sometime after 9 pm yesterday.  Am  sure Scott will report more after our 
visit to the basin today, and our first  dinner at the OF Inn which opens 
today.  It is snowing as I write...will  spring ever arrive?


Well, per the above, I was in. At 1500, when it was snowing so hard that it  
was impossible to see any of Geyser Hill, I departed. I planned to stop at  
Fountain, then return to Old Faithful for this evening, but there the road was  
slushy, it was snowing hard, so I drove straight on home. Good that I did -- 
the  layout proofs of the new edition of my book arrived at 1800, and I had to 
sign  for the package.
 
Well, anyhow, I was in the UGB only from 1245 until 1500 or so. what little  
I saw was:
 
Plate 1259. That's the first Plate I've seen this year but, of course, it  
should be expected with Giantess.
 
The only Plume I could see was at 1307.
 
Grand started at 1320. Judging by the steam, it was a Turban start. That's  
all. About 3 minutes into the eruption it was totally hidden by snow.
 
Beehive 1406. I sort of saw it start, but then got out of the snowy car to  
listen to be sure. Most of the eruption was totally invisible. However, in the  
handful of minutes before it started I did not see the Indicator -- either 
there  was none or it was very short.
 
Giantess had a water phase, with jets to maybe 40 or 50 feet, at 1330. It  
was again 1444ie -- I think. Snow again. By the way, the seismometer and visitor 
 report match for a start time of 2110, May 8. -- I have so few things here 
in  Montana -- so when was the last eruption?
 
During the one brief time when the snow stopped and it was possible to see  
downbasin, it appeared that  Grotto was off and there was very little steam  at 
Giant. No Oblong, no Daisy seen today.
 
The weather is supposed to be fairly nice tomorrow, but then more  stormyness 
-- and the Weather Channel says there is a major storm brewing in the  ocean 
and it's supposed to dip way south. I see that it is snowing a bit right  now 
(1840). As Bill said -- will spring ever really get here?
 
Scott Bryan



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