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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It seemed to us that Vent was performing
higher than we had seen in the past when we were there over Labor Day weekend,
also.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Is this something new, or a
return to a previous pattern?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Libby Medley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<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>Polly Panos<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 18, 2006
7:11 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> geyser observation reports<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Geysers] Norris, Oct. 14</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> Hello again!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> With
Grotto in marathon, I felt safe leaving the Upper Geyser Basin Saturday
afternoon/evening. I spent an hour at Steamboat watching the minors from
the mid-level platform. I recorded 43% concerted and 40% south vent
initiated. The north vent had height that was similar to what I saw Sept.
3 (15-20 feet), but it was putting out less water this time. I saw no
vertical north jets. I recorded 14 south vent jets. One of them was
well over the trees (I would say over 30 feet) - the nicest one that I
have seen in my 4 years of watching Steamboat minors in the spring and fall!
It was wide and high, very beautiful. The cone-shaped vent near the
mid-level platform was making a lot of noise - it was hard to hear the run-off
from the south vent jets.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> Cistern
Spring had visible overflow and was boiling vigorously - a change from
what I saw Sept. 3. The pool to the left of the spring by the boardwalk
had water, as well as 2 pools to the right and in back of the spring. (I
don't remember seeing water in the pools to the right on Sept. 3, but perhaps I
just didn't look for it.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Also, a couple of
additions to my previous report about the Upper Geyser Basin:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> At
Grand on Friday the 13th, we had Turban at 1417, 1437, 1503 (A 26 m interval
with waves on Grand.) The next Turban was at 1523, with Grand's pool
considerably lower than it had been at 1503. Then the Turban spike at
1542 with Grand immediately behind. (This was the eruption with Vent
higher than the trees and higher than Grand at one point T1Q.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> The
0902 Giant Hot Period on Saturday the 14th (d~9m) had one other difference than
previous ones (besides Mastiff remaining at overflow for the duration).
Mastiff's depth charging after the hot period was dramatically increased in
both duration and height from what we had seen the two previous days.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'> I got
a fortune cookie a couple of months ago that said that I would have "full
contentment by summer's end." My four days last week were a fitting
end to the 2006 season! My thanks to everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Polly Panos<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'><a
href="mailto:pollypanos@earthlink.net">pollypanos@earthlink.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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