[Geysers] Probable Link major 8 June 2009

[Paul Strasser]

Looks like the results of a Link Major to me.

 

Not all Link Majors are huge - I've seen three, and one of them was 35-40 ft
while the other two were taller.  The detritus from them varies; the series
in 1983 (I didn't see it, but saw its remnants) put a berm 2/3 of the way
across the road, others barely got to the road and one didn't get to the
road at all.  Ben's 2nd image is 100% convincing to me.

 

btw, in one year (2002??? Can't recall offhand) there were two majors on
consecutive days, so it may not be done.

 

Paul Strasser

 

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From: geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu
[mailto:geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu] On Behalf Of Ben Hoppe
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:50 AM
To: geysers
Subject: [Geysers] Probable Link major 8 June 2009

 

The only thing I'm going to send in a report about is what I noted at Link
today. I have spent some time at Fan and Mortar the past week, especially
following the eruption from 8 days ago. On either Tuesday or Wednesday, I
think it was Wednesday, I noted a large minor. I will see if I can justify
what I noted from that day as I am now wishing I had taken a couple pictures
and made notes in my notebook. After sitting at Fan and Mortar for hours at
a time, I have become accustomed to listening to runoff from Link flowing
into the river, but last week, the runoff caught my attention. I looked over
and saw heavy runoff into the river on that small waterfall. I walked up and
saw the largest minor I have seen from the road which was a good four foot
doming of water that put runoff past the old road rock face in one small
spot. I had never noticed runoff past this rock face before.

Today, as I was walking to Fan and Mortar to watch some cycles, I noticed
that the runoff channel had been expanded past the rock face. Gravel had
been washed all the way up to, but not onto, the road. I saw carnage from a
major eruption a few years ago, and the washed dirt was significant. This
washed ground definitely resembled that. The other thing that caught my
attention was the waterfall into the river itself. I was looking through my
computer for pictures but couldn't find any of the runoff waterfall. As far
as I had remembered, it had dark (brownish) bacteria on the waterfall. The
area that used to be darker was then bleached white, almost assuredly from
more boiling hot water than normal pouring over it. I will attach a link the
four pictures I was able to upload onto the internet since I don't have a
program on my computer to resize pictures.

Here is the link to the 4 pictures I uploaded:
Link
<http://s511.photobucket.com/albums/s358/iwatchrockpiles/Yellowstone%202009/
>  eruption carnage

I'm convinced! Go Link!
-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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