[Geysers] Geyser Report for Wednesday, September 3, 2014

[Dave Whinery]

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Steamboat had a major eruption at approximately 2300 on Wednesday,
September 3.  A couple of the Norris rangers arrived at the Steamboat
platform about 2315 near the end of the water phase.  Several gazers headed
up to Norris as soon as word went out about the eruption.  Big thanks goes
out to Micah for the radio call about the eruption, which alerted the
gazers staying in the Old Faithful area.  I arrived at the Steamboat
platform at 0035 on September 4, approximately 95 minutes after the start
of the eruption.  The roar could easily be heard from the parking lot and
throughout the basin.  The steam cloud was immense, towering over the area,
and the power with which the steam was being ejected was incredible.  The
bridge at the bottom of the major runoff channel was coated with debris as
was the trail just beyond the bridge heading toward Echinus.

This was my first Steamboat eruption.  I only get to spend two weeks a year
in the park (and some years have to cancel my trip altogether for work), so
I honestly never thought I would see a Steamboat eruption.  This is easily
the highlight of my trip.

Eruption times:

Steamboat: ~2300
Riverside:  0517ie, 1143, 1808
Fountain:  0643ie, 1401 d=28, 1937 d=28
Depression:  0704ie
Sawmill:  0715ie, 0943, 1243
Grand:  0806, 1420 (D0/G1Q)
Daisy:  0821, 1101ie, 1313, 1519, 1750ie, 2019ie
Uncertain:  0927
Lion:  1017 (initial), 1130, 1224, 1311, 1402    2207 (initial), 2319
Oblong:  1121, 1703
Little Cub:  1316ie
West Triplet:  1427    2222ie
Tilt’s Baby:  1508
Spa:  1544
Aurum:  1548
Great Fountain:  1654
Castle:  1849 (major)
Atomizer:  1857 (minor d=30 sec)
Pink Cone:  1858
A-0:  1943
White:  2030ie
Peanut Pool:  2254

Dave Whinery
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