[Geysers] Geyser + Report Wednesday, May 22, 2013

[Barbara Lasseter]

Thank you.  I'll add Mammoth to my list and look forward to seeing you
at the end of June

On 5/23/13, JOChapple <jochapple at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Barbara, it is wonderful to have you back in the park observing everything
> for those of us who can't get there yet!
> Some year I will get to see the park in mid May.
>
> Just yesterday we got the final word from Xanterra about the presentations
> we will give at Mammoth and Yellowstone:
> power point pictures and readings from the Belgian travel writer Jules
> Leclercq's 1886 book, which in English we are calling
> "Yellowstone, Land of Wonders." Transactions XI (2010) published five
> geyser-related chapters of our translation.
>
> My colleague Suzanne Cane and I will be at Mammoth Hotel Map Room on June
> 27th at 8:30 pm, where Lee has kindly
> agreed to introduce us. On June 29th and 30th we'll be doing signings in OFI
> lobby, but only on the 29th at
> 8:30 pm we'll give our talk in the third floor mezzanine, bribing the
> pianist to not play for an hour or so.
>
> And the rest of the time we can enjoy the geysers and everything else.
>
> Janet Chapple
> -----
>
> On May 22, 2013, at 5:59 PM, Barbara Lasseter <barbara.lasseter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Not much to report in the way of geysers, but it's great to be back!
>> Everything is so green!!  The rain Fri-S-S-Mon should help, too.  Many
>> of the willows are rusty brown sticks yet, but clearly SPRING IS HERE.
>>
>> As I pass the lower geyser basin on my way in, I use the radio to ask
>> if there is any information to be relayed to Old Faithful.  Lynn
>> Stephens responded this AM with "Morning started at 0708, get up
>> here!!"  I think I made it to a viewpoint on the hill in 3
>> minutes--not bad for an old lady.   [d=25min and about 25sec]
>>
>> Beehive: 0837  [spitting, then the indicator was called at 0822]  with
>> bold vibrant rainbow
>>
>> Little Cub ie @ 0828 and 1006
>> Depression: 0803ie
>> Grand: 2 bursts @ 0534
>> Oblong: 0856ie
>> Daisy 0645
>> Grotto: 0522ie
>> Uncertain: 0556
>>
>> Spouter was ie as I drove in, but Black Sand Basin is closed.
>> Spasm started 0718 and continued thru Morning.  Jet stopped during
>> Morning's eruption and began again afterward.
>>
>> Midway between 6 mile bridge and Madison Junction a large number of
>> visitors were lining up way too close to a group of bison in the
>> roadside meadow.  It looked as though we were starting buffalo rides
>> in the park this year, and they wanted to take part.  Many of the cows
>> have bulging bellies still--only 3-4 calves in evidence in that herd
>> of 2 dozen or more.
>>
>> Snowshoe hares have been seen on the West entrance road in the
>> vicinity of the bridge--some white, some gray-brown except for the
>> fuzzy white feet.  There was an osprey over the Firehole near the "S"
>> curves, and an eagle on the "sticky-out tree" across from the nest.
>> I've seen 6 or more Sandhill cranes so far.
>>
>> Going to/from the Bozeman airport earlier this week, I saw an otter, 1
>> moose cow, and 2 bull elk with antlers starting--still only a foot or
>> so, but very stocky and looking promising.
>>
>> The national parks have new souvenirs.  They are quarter-sized metal
>> tokens that describe the site on one side and depict a memorable
>> feature on the other.  They can be collected in plastic booklet
>> things--competition for the National Passport stamps, however the
>> token costs about a dollar.  I saw 3 different YNP tokens in the book
>> store.  The free Old Faithful bookmark souvenirs in the exhibit hall
>> at OF don't seem to be there this year.
>>
>> I have a TENTATIVE list of the "presenters" coming to the OF Inn and
>> Lodge this summer (thru Sept).  It is 6 pages long, but if you are
>> interested, email me directly as to the dates you will be here, or the
>> presenters you are seeking, or catch me in the basin.  May 24-31 is Ed
>> Firmage (no precise location or times noted, or whether the presenter
>> is an artist, author, or whatever.)   Janet Chapple 6/29 and 30
>> 11AM-6PM with possible readings the night of the 29th and the AM of
>> the 30 prior to the signing.  Also includes in June: Carl Sheehan,
>> Betsy Watry, Ed Firmage, Carl Schreier, Eric Thorsen, Lisa Culpepper,
>> Durrae Johanek, Kathryn Phyllary.    If I get an email list, I will
>> forward, but right now it's just 1 hard copy.  C J Box possible 8/27
>> evening, 8/28 AM reading & 5-7 PM signing.
>>
>> Barbara Lasseter
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