[Geysers] Geyser Report 8/20

[Ben Hoppe]

All times, unless otherwise noted, are from Thursday, August 20.

Another gorgeous day in Yellowstone! Temperatures were above 70, and for one
of the first times all year, I was in shorts, t-shirt, and sandals, and I
was still feeling warm. Every once and awhile there was a cool breeze that
made the temperature seem perfectly comfortable. I took the morning off to
say good-bye to a few of my co-workers, and to catch up on sleep that I lost
during the work week.

I made a terrible mistake of not going to the Visitor Center to check the
logbook before I went anywhere, so at about 1400, I left for Lower Geyser
Basin because there had been a visitor report of Fountain at 1000 yesterday
(8/19). I figured that I shouldn't have more than a 2-3 hour wait for
Fountain. I arrived at 1430 to find Jet erupting about every 10-12 minutes.
I ended up staying until 1730. There was a Super Frying Pan at 1706, but I
needed to get back to the Upper Basin so I could catch dinner at the
Employee Dining Room. The eruption was at 1806 (d=32m). When I did go to the
Visitor Center after dinner, I then saw that Fountain had been reported at
1205 (d=35m). Oh well...

I did see an eruption of NTFL, Deep Blue, Honeycomb (minor, as usual), and
one large eruption of Kaleidoscope. That was the first Kaleidoscope eruption
I had seen all year. There was also a geyser in the Sprinkler Group that was
having some large eruptions about every 5 minutes. Tara had seen eruptions
from it earlier in August as well. I am not sure what it is, but guessing
Angle? Eruptions were wide, with some jetting that reached probably 20-25
feet.

Other times from today:
Aurum 1052, 1442, and 1617 according to the logbook. I am curious what
Ralph's electronic will say, or maybe there was a large Pump eruption?
Grotto 1358
Lion 0758, 1754 initial, 1919
Rift 0603
Oblong 1427ie
Plate 1735ie
Castle 0806
Daisy 0743, 1247ie, 1450
Grand 1603 (Rats! If I had stayed in the UGB, I would have been there...)
Great Fountain 1003vr
Beehive 1217
Plume 0612, 0806, 0905, 1058, 1158, 1442, 1914, 2016
One closed interval on Little Cub was 40 minutes exactly.

I hope to catch the overnight Beehive tonight. I hope that I do not have to
wait on the Hill too long!

-Ben Hoppe

-- 
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in
me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who
loved me and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20
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