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<DIV>May 7 to 9 (a day of windy snow flurries following a night of about 2
inches of snow at Old Faithful)... and not a whole lot to report from today.
Again, thanks to Kendall Madsen for info.</DIV>
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<DIV>Noted before, on Sunday 5/7 there was the odd, short Grotto that had
started with a 29 minute Grotto Fountain and Rocket major before Grotto. Later
that day, Grotto was i.e. at 1815 and was still in eruption at 2200 and no doubt
was a marathon.</DIV>
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<DIV>Yesterday, Monday 5/8, Grotto Fountain started at 0959, Grotto at 1006.
Giant had so-so hot periods at 1019 and 1124, and then no more. Grotto was still
in marathon eruption as of 1930 in "pretty hard" snow.</DIV>
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<DIV>Today, Grotto was well off this morning and the Giant Complex appeared dead
at 0730, except that the GIP was quite high. The group responded with a hot
period at 0735., It was, however, very weak: Mastiff probably flat throughout
(though difficult to see), Feather never more than maybe 6 feet high, duration
4m35s.</DIV>
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<DIV>Later, the water level in GIP gradually rose. Finally there was another hot
period at (about) 1208 (make that + or - a minute or so -- I was driving). This
one had a duration of about 6 minutes and did include Mastiff to 3 or 4 feet
high. Then at 1223, Grotto Fountain started the next Grotto cycle, the first
after yesterday's marathon. It was threatening more snow and very windy. So I
left.</DIV>
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<DIV>Other things:</DIV>
<DIV>Yesterday, 5/8 saw Grand at 0239E and 1035; Beehive at 0931 (23h43m); and
Oblong at 0919ie and 1308.</DIV>
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<DIV>Today, 5/9 Grand at 0834 was a G1--; there were Lion's at 0929 ini and
1107ie; and everything else was seen just one time before my departure -- this
including Plume, which had only three times entered for yesterday (slowing
down?).</DIV>
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<DIV>Bozeman tomorrow, so not back into the park until Thursday soonest.</DIV>
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<DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV>
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