<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>We finally had some snow here today.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>A couple changes on Geyser Hill since Giantess-Copper Kettle is in overflow.  There is a newer steam vent that is having periodic steam phase eruptions between Sponge Geyser and Boardwalk Geyser.  This vent has been there a while, but the forced steam phase stuff with fine spray is fairly recent.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The small vent in the runoff from Crested Pool near the footbridge below Castle was erupting to a foot today.  Terra Cotta “A” and “B” were also active.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Sawmill continues to dominate the Sawmill Group.  The entire area was in a deep drain at 1050, and Uncertain erupted between 1050 and 1300.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Grand was 1155 (?/?2*Q) today.  Rift was seen at 1225ns.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Beauty continues to overflow.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Oblong’s crater was empty at 1115.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>There was a </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Marathon</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> recovery hot period at Giant at 1209.  Ninety seconds into the hot period Mastiff was surging up to 5 feet and </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>India</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> was under an inch of water.  Mastiff continued to pour during the hot period.  The restart began about 20 seconds after Feather quit, with vertical surging over the back of the cone and Turtle erupting to about 2 feet for close to 4 minutes, but no Giant.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Fan and Mortar erupted at 1025 on 2/03, an interval of 2.5 days or so.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Mike</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> </div> </body> </html>