<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> Great news here!   After visiting the area today is was very evident that Morning had indeed erupted in the recent past.  The large snow mound that was up to its crater is gone, the sinter basin and runoff channel has been scoured clean, and vegetation in the area has been killed recently by runoff.  None of this was evident when Morning was reported in mid-January.   Fountain is currently active.  I arrived at the area at 1325.  Spasm was empty but Jet was erupting every 6-9 minutes.  Both Morning and Fountain were about 6 feet down in their basins.  At 1418 Spasm filled and had some jets as high as 15 feet.  Fountain started at 1430 with a duration of 34 minutes.   I was briefly in the Upper Basin.  Giant has not erupted yet and it appeared Grotto was in the early stages of a marathon eruption at 1200.  The marker was still on Fan and Mortar as well.   More soon!   MK     </div> </body> </html>