[Geysers] Geyser report May 10

[TSBryan at aol.com]

The trails are still closed. Bear management or somebody was supposed to be  
going out there to "re-evaluate" this afternoon. Quite nice today (eventually 
up  to about 40, little wind, few clouds), perhaps a bit of wet the next 
couple of  days, but then some forecasts ("I'll believe it when...") say 
temperatures even  into the 70s by the end of next week.
 
Giantess was done today -- a steaming, empty hole. The same can be  said of 
Vault. Infant was very high and boiling vigorously.
 
Plume intervals of 52, 51, 51, (lunch), and (!) 44 minutes.
 
Beehive was interesting, to say the least. The Indicator started at  1050:50. 
Beehive started at 1051:04. It literally started with two sudden huge  
bursts, then a massive explosion that made a loud "pop" as it threw  water to all 
sides. Then up, and if Beehive ever really hit 200 feet, it might  have been 
today. I'd just almost bet that the 20h 43m since yesterday afternoon  is a 
double interval, too -- we discussed this and the fact the the snow on the  
boardwalk (about 3 inches overnight) was undisturbed, but then it was  undisturbed 
after today's eruption, too.
 
Lion 0849 minor and 0912 (full eruption and end of the series).
 
Aurum 0904 and 1259.
 
Castle was 0815vr, and in major steam phase at 0825.
 
Snake Eyes and the vent next to them remain active.
 
Grand's monitor was not downloaded today, but it erupted at 1110  (-1Q).
 
Grotto Fountain was 1126ns, Grotto at 1131. I think I saw a Giant hot  period 
 (viewed from near Sawmill) at 0913. Tom and I are quite  certain that a hot 
period was underway at 1122 with Bijou coming on at about the  same time that 
Grotto Fountain started. Nothing more is known. Evidently the  platform has 
not been looked at by any bear patrol since Thursday morning.  Man, I'm gettin' 
really tired of the parking lots.
 
That would seem to be about it, except that Fountain was 1356ie on the  drive 
out.
 
Scott Bryan 



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