[Geysers] Overhanging Geyser

[Karen Webb]

Thanks for all photos! We've been cautious about running out to see it 
lately (fear of visibility issues). Guess we'll have to rent a canoe...

Karen


On 7/25/2016 10:01 AM, Ralph Taylor wrote:
> Wow!  It always looked pretty stable.  I wonder if ice load was part
> of the cause?  Anyway, sad to see this unique feature's demise.  Here
> is a view from 2003 taken while I was working as a volunteer for the
> NPS.
>
> On 7/24/16, Ben Hoppe <ben.hoppe at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> A couple of my co-workers at Grant Village were out on the lake on Friday,
>> July 22. They told me they saw a "cliff geyser" erupting. I asked if they
>> had photos, and they shared with me photos of Overhanging Geyser, however,
>> the main overhang is no more. The photographs they have are attached. They
>> observed Overhanging for over 10 minutes, and it was erupting water 2-3
>> feet in height both vertically and horizontally for the entire time they
>> watched.
>>
>> I kayaked out past Overhanging last September, and the entire feature was
>> in tact, but I did notice bacteria growing on the underside of the feature
>> where there was also dripping water. Once I can get a hold of a kayak, I
>> will kayak out to observe it. I'll also see if I can track down a closer
>> range of dates for when this may have collapsed.
>>
>> At West Thumb, nothing else has really changed all that much. We have some
>> water in Twin Geysers this year, however it is still well below overflow.
>> Much of the central boardwalk area has low waterlevels. Lakeshore Geyser
>> should be completely exposed from the lake within the next week or two. On
>> calm mornings, the pressure pool is not influenced at all by the lake.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ben Hoppe
>>
>>
>>
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