<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <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 id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial id="role_document"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>At this time, the plan for 2006 is to fly only 4 flags atop the Inn-the US flag and the 3 state flags.  They will fly on the four corner poles.  The 4 inside poles will remain empty this summer.  There is no intent to fly any “</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'>Upper</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'>Geyser</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'>Basin</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>” or “Yellowstone Association” or “Xanterra” flags on the </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'>Inn</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>.  Once the </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy'>Inn</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> is completed in the spring of 2008 I would suspect the NPS will direct Xanterra on which flags to fly on the other 4 poles.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>MK</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> geysers-bounces@wwc.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@wwc.edu] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>TSBryan@aol.com<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 13, 2006 4:27 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> geysers@wwc.edu<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Geysers] Geyser report June 13</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I started today with an early jaunt up to Norris, where I found that there has indeed been a disturbance. I judge that it was fairly weak, though.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In Porcelain Basin, Ledge was completely quiet. Guardian was roaring. By its evident wetness and fresh wash, Valentine might have erupted. On the floor of the basin, Constant was active. Whirligig was below overflow, but the runoff area was wet and the pool was bubbling. Out on the flat were many (20+) small spouters ranging across the entire area from Pinwheel to Blue. Pinto was bubbling; one spouter was active among the Lava Pool Complex; Arsenic was an empty hole; Geezer was splashing 1-2 feet high. Near Porcelain Terrace, a very noisy steam vent is at the side of Incline, and in that area are many small spouters/geysers. Congress Pool was just below full, greenish and bubbling.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In answer to David and Tara's query -- Dark Cavern was extremely quiet, with only a bit of gentle steam from it.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In Back Basin there was more fun. At least two small geysers (true geysers) are active on the flat between Minute and Monarch. Palpitator was palpitating. Corporal was doing a bit of thumping as it filled. Veteran appeared to be in "perpetual" minor eruption. Vixen was active, but I saw no eruption higher than 3 feet nor lasting longer than 5 seconds. Pearl was empty and acting at a weak fumarole. The new features across the walk from Pearl were empty and noisy as steam vents, as was the entire Double Bulger area. Porkchop was splashing constantly 1 to 3 feet high (best seen from the boardwalk around to the west side). The flat at Orby boasted several geysers, Orby being the largest (bursts to maybe 6 feet). Son of G D and Grandson of Green Dragon were violently splashing brown water, and Yellow Funnel was similar. I couldn't see Gray Lakes for the steam, but there was some rather large splashing going on out there. Mud Spring was muddy; Mystic was splashing 2 to 3 feet high from a low level. Tantalus Geyser area had several bubbling-splashing vents. And Echinus was overflowing. (P.S. The word is now out that Echinus has not erupted _at all_ since December 2005.)</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The three observations that convince me that this qualifies as a weak disturbance are: Cistern was the prettiest feature at Norris (clear and green); Steamboat was splashing clear water (mostly north vent only); and Emerald was clear and emerald.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>So it was on to the UGB for a while. Only there for 3 hours, so not much here.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>There was a Giant hot period at 0948 (d = 8m 45s), a bathtub at about 1050, and a hot period at 1214 (d = 3m 25s and weak). Grotto Fountain started at 1001 (nobody called the start of Grotto, and I was at Grand), and Grotto quit (without a Rocket major) at 1228.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Grand at 1017 was a T1C (T starting about 0.1 second before G first actually burst up).</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Beehive was at 1140 after an Indicator of only 5 minutes. And by the way -- in the past few days, the "West Bubbler" has been active for as long as 7+ hours before Beehive. So much for that "indicator."</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Some of us discussed the eight flagpoles atop the Inn, and wondered what flags might fly there. In looking through a book today, I find that the Inn originally boasted eight flagpoles, one of which at times held a flag that read "Upper Geyser Basin" and another whose flag said "Yellowstone Park Association" (that being the hotel company at that time). Let's see: USA plus three states plus these two equals six. Needs two more. Hmmm. Guesses?</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Scott Bryan</span></font></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>