<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>No doubt info about today's Giant eruption (September 9 @ 1242) has already been posted, but to possibly repeat. The Grotto marathon that yesterday I reported as having reached 26 hours as of noon actually had a duration of about 36 hours -- it was still i.e. at 2145 last evening, but off "for a while" as of 2225.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The recovery hot period was therefore anticipated at around 0800 (+ or - 2 hours or so) today. But it did not finally happen until 1231, a recovery period of about 14 1/2 hours. Emerald Vent was bubbling, even slightly overflowing, in the 5 to 6 hours before the hot period.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Feather and Feather Satellite came on very quickly, and I think Rust beat Satellite. The SW Vents were lazy. There was some bubbling overflow by Turtle, but I never saw more than very small bubbling in Cave.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mastiff began to erupt at 1240. It reached not less than 40 feet high.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Giant started at 1242. It was huge.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Catfish, for those who could see it, sounded like thunder and was at least 60 feet high though rather brief. The steam phase in Bijou was never real strong.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Downside to it all -- the wind began blowing from the east during the hot period -- the most powerful parts of Mastiff and Giant were largely shrouded by the steam. The view from across the river might have been fabulous.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Other things during the wait -- and thanks to those who made the radio calls:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Beehive was at 0221ie, and interval of only about 18h 22m.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Grand was 0420ie and 1055ns, so only a bit longer than 6 1/2 hours.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Castle at 1037 was a minor.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Oblong erupted at 0413ie, 0737 (3h 24m), and during Giant at 1330 (5h 53m).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Last for the UGB, we had Daisy at 0418ie, 0730 (3h 12m), 1036 (3h 06m), and 1327 (2h 51m).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Down in the Lower Basin, somebody reported that Fountain was ie at 0715, and I saw it ie at 1435.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nice day. My personal boast: 6 Giants this year, 5 from the start (4 cage, 1 at Oblong) and 1 from the parking lot; 4 Mastiff function and 2 Normal function.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA1.1157840477@aol.com" style="WIDTH: 480px; HEIGHT: 237px" height=237 width=480 vspace=5 comp_state="speed" DATASIZE="34944" ID="MA1.1157840477" ></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>