<DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David asked me to forward this message to the listserv, since he still hasn't joined.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Pathetic Little Hole Erupts!"<BR><BR>     All year long the little spouter just down slope from the Anemones<BR>has enjoyed slightly higher water levels than usual.  There was usually <BR>a<BR>standing water level visible at the bottom of the crater.  In early <BR>August<BR>the water levels rose even more.  Karen Low observed that the crater<BR>was about half full and spounting as high as a foot or two on Oct 8.<BR>Additionally she noticed that a distinct runoff channel left the crater<BR>and ran about 10-12 feet before disappearing in the gravel.  It <BR>appeared<BR>as though there had been a small eruption of some kind.  This condition<BR>persisted through at least Oct 19.<BR>     On Oct 23 both Kit Barger and Doug Holstein saw a geyser erupt<BR>on Geyser Hill which they could not identify.  It was 20-25 feet tall <BR>but<BR>seemed to last too long to be Plume (about 40 seconds).  From Doug's<BR>vantage it looked as though it were coming from Big Anemone.  When<BR>I checked today (Oct 24) there was was all around "Pathetic Little<BR>Hole" and a runoff channel going all the way to the river.  It had also<BR>torn apart the crater rim and was full to within inches of overflow <BR>with<BR>milky water.  Minor eruptions were frequent and sometimes as much as<BR>four feet tall.  It was not clear whether the minor eruptions were<BR>progressing towards another 25 footer, but there was definitely alot<BR>of energy present.  The larger minors briefly put a nice flow down the<BR>newly carved channel.  This feature will bear watching.<BR><BR>David Goldberg<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV><p> <hr size=1> <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNjkEcG9zAzEEc2VjA21haWwtZm9vdGVyBHNsawNmYw--/SIG=110oav78o/**http%3a//farechase.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.</a>