[Geysers] Geyser Activity at Canyon?

[TSBryan at aol.com]

Per Whittlesey, this geyser was named in 1960 as Upstream Artists Point  
Geyser (and that should be taken as the official name!). Phantom Bridge is a  
decent sounding name, but it would seem to be a no-go.
 
One of the last times when I was at Artists Point, that geyser was active  
although, as usual, it reached nowhere near across the river -- I haven't 
seen  it do that in many years. I also saw a small geyser on the north-side 
canyon  face not far downstream from the viewpoint; there are actually several 
on that  canyon wall, but most are very small. As for Red Rock Geyser you'd 
need to find  a place across the canyon to see it from or go well down 
Uncle Tom's  Trail, and sit; pretty scenery, but. And since the trail no longer 
allows  access to Tom Thumb, Watermelon, etc., perhaps a study with a good 
spotting  scope from Lookout Point would show something; but all of those 
features are  small.
 
Well, so I don't think many gazers are going to spend much time observing  
these geysers.
 
Scott Bryan
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In a message dated 9/18/2012 5:37:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
jeff.cross at utah.edu writes:

I've  heard only one comment made in the last 25 years about these geysers, 
and that  was that the name "Phantom Bridge Geyser" was proposed for a 
geyser in the  bottom of the canyon.  Its eruptions sometimes span the 
Yellowstone  River, and appear as a ghostly bridge of spray and steam, hence the  
name.

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