[Geysers] Gazing Game

[Karen Webb]

Re the serious thing: so I guess that might make it inappropriate to 
suggest cooking a freshly-caught fish in Fishing Cone whilst FC was 
erupting?

Claiming 1,000,000 after-the-fact on Imperial for the trek Paul and I 
made when Zayne was 7 weeks old and still cart-able in a sling (at least 
Rocco and I think Clark could verify this, as they were hiking out as we 
were hiking in). Had a lovely hike in via the Steel Bridge, hung out in 
the Fairy Falls and Imperial areas just long enough to see lots of evil 
looking thunderheads rolling in and hadn't made it halfway back before a 
hailstorm struck. My rain cape went over me, Zayne, and sling and when 
we eventually made car-fall, we were worn out but Zayne was under the 
layers in the sling nursing contentedly. OK, maybe just 500,000...
Karen Webb

On 2/24/2013 10:31 AM, Bill Johnson wrote:
> This does look like fun.  Two minor additions (with a bit of 
> snarkage), and then one moderately serious "are you sure you want to 
> do that?"
>
> The additions: You might want to assign some small number, 50 points 
> or so and only claimable once, for seeing an "eruption" from Fishing 
> Cone's side vent at West Thumb.  (You could also give a BIG number for 
> seeing Fishing Cone itself in eruption, but be prepared for that one 
> to go unclaimed for a very long time...)  Also, some decent number of 
> points, at least 500 and maybe more, should be awarded (once) for 
> seeing an eruption of (New) Imperial Geyser.  Your chances of seeing 
> it erupt if you get to it are essentially 100%, but just getting there 
> requires a degree of commitment that should be rewarded, IMO.  Same 
> also with Cliff Geyser.
>
> Now the mildly serious thing:
>
>     Jump continuously as high as you can to get a bead on Mastiff's
>     Water level for at least 30 seconds
>
> I know you intended this as tongue-in-cheek, but I think it is very 
> important to avoid things that appear to give, or could even be 
> construed as giving, the non-gazer or inexperienced gazer an 
> invitation to do something illegal, dumb and/or dangerous.  This could 
> qualify.  Points for "gazers being gazers" are a fun thing, but I 
> would feel just awful if somebody got arrested, or even worse, hurt, 
> as a result of seeing me and saying "well, _he_ was doing it, and he's 
> one of those gazers."
>
> -- Bill Johnson
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Karen Webb <caros at xmission.com 
> <mailto:caros at xmission.com>> wrote:
>
>     Maybe an Artemesia/Atomizer dual? And seeing Giant or Giantess
>     and/or F&M on the same day? Not sure of the rationale of calling
>     something in ie or ns is a penalty. I'd be glad for that info on a
>     geyser like Pink Cone (or Pink or Labial).
>     Karen Webb
>
>     On 2/18/2013 10:23 PM, Will Boekel wrote:
>>     Gazers,
>>     Micah and I, inspired by a game played at Squaw Valley Ski Resort
>>     that was played as a competition in a ski move, have come up with
>>     an idea to adapt their game to geyser gazing. (With obvious
>>     taming of the game, as it did
>>     come from a ski movie) The really fun part of the game is the
>>     extra credit points and the penalties. I have attached what we
>>     have come up with so far for the game. We are looking for some
>>     more ideas for extra credit
>>     points / penalties and any features that don't have a point value
>>     yet. Hopefully everyone will have some fun with this in the basin
>>     because as of right now we are not going to count webcam stuff.
>>     Please email me any
>>     revision/addition comments (wolveslax65 at comcast.net
>>     <mailto:wolveslax65 at comcast.net>), I will compile them and send
>>     out the final version of our game before the park opens.
>>     Will Boekel
>>
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