[Geysers] Giant photo 1921

[TSBryan at aol.com]

It was, I believe, Jeff Cross who posted this photo a few years ago. I note 
 the GIP as undergoing either an eruption or a steam phase (no doubt, the 
end of  an eruption) in my book, where I also state that the GIP was 
apparently noted as  having small eruptions in 1878 when it was referred to as 
"Giant #1." One thing  I've found a bit intriguing about this photo is that Giant 
itself appears to be  somewhat late in its eruption, yet the GIP is quite 
strong. One wonders if  action of this sort might actually have been common 
90 years ago. And with that  thought, given the obvious close connection 
between the GIP and the rest of the  Giant Complex, perhaps the surprise is that 
we haven't seen such action in  more recent years...
 
In any case, those other steams could be from other, nearby vents, the  
liquid discharged prior to the onset of the steam phase, or ?
 
Scott Bryan
 
 
In a message dated 9/20/2009 5:27:18 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
david.schwarz at gmail.com writes:

I'm not sure what that could be other than the Giant  Indicator Pool doing 
something modern observers would consider very  unusual.  That brings up 
another question, though:  If you look at  the enlarged version of the photo, 
what are the two small steam clouds  immediately to its right, partially 
obscured by  cars?


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