[Geysers] Labor Day Weekend Report

[Will Boekel]

This is a summary of all the times and notes I recorded this weekend while I was in the park. I was in the park two out of the three days (9/1/2012 & 9/4/2012)

9/1/2012
Weather: Cloudy most of the day with rain periodically throughout the day.

Artemisia: 14:53 d=~29min Notes: Very nice first thump, it was VERY strong. Video: http://youtu.be/GM2_GU13R0w
Atomizer: nothing from it from about 13:00 when I arrived to when I left at 15:30
Aurum: 16:18-FRS
Beehive’s Indicator: 09:49
Beehive: 10:06 Video: http://youtu.be/kTHn7MFocqg
Castle: 17:41 maj Notes: There was a overnight data logger time confusion. The original time was a major around the 0300 hour and then later in the day it was announced over the radio to be around 0500. I’m not too sure which time to believe.
Daisy: 11:02,13:49-FRS,16:16 d=3m38sec,18:45
Depression: 11:47ie-FRS
Fountain: 15:27-FRS
Grand: 11:30 T2C, 17:01 G3*C 1B=7:31,P=23sec,B2=1:21,P=1:03,B3=46sec Video: http://youtu.be/GU0OnaWr3e0
Grotto: 14:30-FRS
Grotto Fountain: 14:17-FRS
Oblong: 10:17-FRS,14:40ie-FRS,18:43ie
Percolator: 10:53,11:25
Plume: 09:51,15:28-FRS,17:20-FRS
Radiator: 18:48ie Notes: about 3-5ft high
Rift: 17:59ie
Riverside: 0646-from Jim,12:18
Tilt’s Baby: 16:08ie-FRS
Turban: 10:51,11:11,11:30(after Grand start),16:23ie,16:43
Vent: 11:35, 17:08 Notes:7min28sec into Grand’s first burst and the first burst ended just as Vent started
West Triplet: 10:45,17:21ns


9/3/2012

Weather: Sunny and warm

Artemisia: I didn’t write it down but I believe it was called over the radio around 11:00ish
Aurum: 14:40 Video: http://youtu.be/7kvOPlbp7Lo
Beehive’s Indicator: 15:39-FRS
Beehive: 15:54 Note: Had shifting winds...so everyone got a Beehive shower! Also it was a duel with Old faithful!
Castle:17:56 minor-FRS
Daisy: 10:46ie (near the end),13:16,15:17ie-FRS,18:34
Depression: 11:06ie, 14:24-FRS
Grand: 13:34 G1Q Notes: Grand had 2 momentary pauses in its play, Video in two parts(sorry technical difficulties): Part 1: http://youtu.be/xi7zwC44TFw Part 2: http://youtu.be/dxGoAODJA9I , 19:28 G2*Q B1=8:23 P=53sec B2=2:27 Dtotal=11:57 Video: http://youtu.be/oXJZ1gnJOM4
Jet: 10:10
Little Cub: 14:10ie,14:47,15:21,16:32
Morning’s Thief: 10:04ini,10:15
Oblong: 13:20-FRS/visual Note: seen from Grand and the height was reaching to the top of the lone dead tree in the line of sight from Grand to Oblong
Old Faithful: 11:48 Long, 14:39 Long
Old Tardy: 11:24,11:38,19:52ns
Percolator: 11:26ie
Plume: 11:21-FRS,14:37-FRS,19:48
Rift: 14:11-FRS(Mary Beth)
Riverside: 11:53ie-FRS,17:50
Rocket: 13:30ie maj
Sawmill: 12:40-FRS,18:35ie
Solitary: 14:57,15:01,15:07
Spa: 1053ie
Spasm: 08:24ns-From another gazer
Super Frying Pan: 09:38-From another gazer
Turban: 12:59ie,13:16,13:34,18:07,18:27,18:49,19:11
Uncertain: 12:39-FRS
Vent: 13:37(3:07 into Grand), 19:32(3:13 into Grand)
West Triplet: 13:40

All in all it was a great weekend and it was fun to meet so many new gazers!

Will Boekel
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