[Geysers] Wall, Black Opal, Black Diamond Pool

[David Monteith]

Moderator note:  I've resized the image so that those with slow
connections won't be too overwhelmed.  -- Dave

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From: 	Peggy Treat <artista.treat at gmail.com>
To: 	Geyser Observation Reports <geysers at lists.wallawalla.edu>
Subject: 	Re: [Geysers] Wall, Black Opal, Black Diamond Pool Explosion
Date: 	Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:49:49 -0600 (10/29/2011 06:49:49 AM)

HI,
I am wondering if this is the wall you are talking about that exploded.
I took this mid Sept. I am just a wanna be and some of you would
recognize me. Thank you for all your help and postings. 
Peggy Treat

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On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:38 PM, <billwarnock at wyellowstone.com> wrote:
Yesterday at 1645 a visitor reported that on the way to Sapphire Pool in
Biscuit Basin there was an explosion of water and rocks in the Wall Pool
area.  Said it was over 60 feet high an 30 feet wide.  Visitor reported
it today at the Mammoth visitor center, which reported to the OFVC this
afternoon.  Hank Heasler has been notified by OFVC.  While I was waiting
at Fan and Mortar today, a photographer passed by saying he'd just been
at Biscuit, and the wall between Wall and Black Diamond was gone.  He
had photoed them last year.  I went over around 4:30 pm and was
astounded to see that the barriers between Wall and Black Diamond, and
between Wall and Black Opal had all disappeared.  There was only one
huge pond, larger than before, of murky gray water, with ejecta mainly
towards the river.  There is some on the boardwalk as well.  There were
two places in Wall area with intermitent boiling.  I took several
pictures which I've forwarded to Tara Cross for processing, so they can
be transmitted.  Sapphire Pool looks unchanged, with no murkiness, and I
timed two 10-minute intervals on Jewel Geyser, which also looked normal.
I had passed Biscuit yesterday at 1615 on the way home and noted there
were no cars on the parking lot.  I almost stopped.  Darn!  Will go back
tomorrow.
         
        No F&M as of 1530 today.  Other times:
         
        Grand  0007E  0930ie VR
        Daisy  1030ie  1330
        Great Fountain  1108  p=8
        Plume  1108  1333  1440
        Grotto Fountain  1144ie
        Grotto  1150
        Depression  1332
        Riverside  0847  1459
        Castle  0228E minor  1558 major
         
        Bill Warnock
         
        
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