[Geysers] Geyser Report Thursday, July 12, 2012

[Barbara Lasseter]

The parking lot for Fountain Paint Pots was closing as I went by just
after 0600 this AM.  Looks like they may have repainted the lines.  It
was open (and jam packed) as I left after Grand.   The AM started with
a rainbow Beehive.  You could tell it would be a great day!

Beehive: 0703 (indicator @ 0646)
Grand: [yesterday 7/11 2304e], 0551ns (0552e), 1416 T1Q
West Triplet: 1423
Rift: 0551ie
Plume: 0636, ...,0830, 0926, ..., 1119, 1211, ..., 1402
Lion: 0651, 0754, 0858 minor, 0901 minor, 0918, 1020
Little Cub ie @ 0711, 0744, 0821, 0856, 1111, 1432
Depression: 0940
Aurum: 0652, 1354  for a closed interval of 7 hours, 2 minutes
Castle: [ 7/11 2223e], 1217
Oblong: 1138
Riverside: 1006
Daisy: 1001ie, 1219, 1491ie
Grotto: 1020
Rocket Major: 1314
Fountain: 0946 d=48
Great Fountain: 1113 p=0
Atomizer major: 1018
Artemisia: 1027
N Goggles minors at ...., 0934, 1044, 1211, 1250, 1321, 1410

The 1416 Grand had exhibited prolonged massive overflow, waves, and a
couple of aborted start-type boils before dropping on the 2nd turban
prior to the actual eruption--T1C may not be the accurate coding for
that one.  Others may be able to offer a better explanation.  The
ranger naturalist had been advising folks @ Grand to take turns in the
shade, wear hats, drink water because of the extreme heat.  As usual,
once the eruption started, no one seemed to be noticing the heat at
all.

I hear the storms last evening brought little rain to OF, but lots of
wind, eerie skies, and dramatic rainbows visible from both the Inn and
the lodge cabins--with Old Faithful erupting under the very wide and
strong rainbow.

Barbara Lasseter