[Geysers] Fan and Mortar 9/30/2012

[Karen Webb]

So basically a previous know eruption time and basic dumb luck are the 
things you look for this year? Was this another one that had an interval 
of right around 4 days? (And I posted nice things on the YT page)
Karen Webb

On 9/30/2012 11:24 PM, Will Boekel wrote:
>
> I finally got my first Fan and Mortar today (9/30/2012)!!! Below are 
> the details that I saw since I was the only one there when the 
> eruption cycle started, Polly is going to add more details later also.
>
> 11:09 -- Shortly after arriving at F&M, River and Gold were off but 
> Angle was on and Bottom Vent was spritzing but was nowhere near a full 
> eruption.
>
> ~11:16 -- Everything shut off. Bottom vent may have had a few really 
> small splashes when all of the other vents in the system went off.
>
> 11:24 -- River on
>
> 11:33 -- Angle and Gold on. Angle and Gold came on at about the same 
> time but I am pretty sure I saw a splash or two in Angle before Gold 
> by a few seconds. At this point there were still no splashes in Main 
> (not even a lot of steam, only very small wisps) and Bottom was only 
> spritzing to about 3 / 4 the way up the rock it hits. Polly would have 
> a better description on the water levels, but I would say they were 
> nothing to special than what I had seen in the previous event cycle.
>
> ~11:42-11:43 -- Water in High and Gold suddenly became very good. High 
> was steady at about 5-7 ft and Gold was about 3-4 ft steady. Seeing 
> that made me forget to see what angle was doing.
>
> 11:44 -- Polly radio call saying F&M is thinking about going and to 
> think about getting your butt down to the rock pile.
>
> 11:48 -- FAN AND MORTAR!!!! East vent initiated and was soon followed 
> by only a few seconds by Main and Mortar. Polly has the duration for 
> the eruption.
>
> During the cycle no splashing was seen in Main Vent until the eruption 
> had started.
>
> In the end all I have to say is WOW!!! Fan & Mortar are my new 
> favorite geysers. Water went everywhere. Fan hit Norris pools and 
> Mortar hit the bridge pretty well also.
>
> Link to the video that was started just after East vent initiated and 
> it only has the start part: http://youtu.be/fuM2EV8SVx8?hd=1
>
> Go F&M!!,
>
> Will Boekel
>
>
>
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