<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> FYI, there was a “confirmed” Morning eruption on the Saturday of opening weekend.  Or so we thought.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on">Kendall</st1:place> was videotaping Fountain when something absolutely huge erupted behind it.  He got it on video, downloaded it to a computer, and we all saw it at the Lower Hams parking lot later.  The bursts were actually reminiscent of Morning, not the typical Morning’s Thief mega-play, which is more obelisk in nature.  My initial impression was it was indeed something from Morning (I’ve seen a bunch, 70’s, 80s, and 90s).  But something seemed a bit peculiar.  I asked him to slo-mo, frame by frame.  I was looking at some rocks that were in the picture on the front of Fountain – even sketched them – so I could see exactly where he was standing and from where the Morning eruption took place.  Suzanne and I went out there.  I found the rocks, lined up everything.  It was Morning’s Thief that erupted.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on">Kendall</st1:place> came out there also.  He confirmed where he was standing, and he confirmed it was indeed Morning’s Thief. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I surely hope that Morning did erupt on Sunday.  This would be so cool!  80 feet – that’s bigger than Daisy!  There are hints that there has been some activity recently, like a marker that Mike told me was in place in early april – it was not there on opening weekend.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The one thing that concerns me about the report is that Morning didn’t start until well into Fountain’s eruption – by my reckoning it must have been at least 8-10 minutes.  Morning doesn’t do that (well, not YET…)  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I hope photos can be placed somewhere of the eruption, especially those that have some foreground/background objects so we can truly pin it down.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Fingers crossed for Morning!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Paul Strasser<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: geysers-bounces@wwc.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@wwc.edu] On Behalf Of TSBryan@aol.com Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 7:49 PM To: geysers@wwc.edu Subject: [Geysers] Morning activity May 13<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> I just talked to Brad Barth, a long-time and reliable tour guide, and it was indeed he who made the report abouot Morning... errr, this morning. He is one of the fulltime drivers of the big yellow Buffalo Bus rigs -- you've probably all seen him, even if you didn't know it. He said:<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Fountain was in eruption as they entered Fountain Flat. He tried to hurry his group up to the mud pots and beyond in order to see some of Fountain. They were successful. While all the way out by Spasm is apparently when Morning started. There was a series of bursts, mostly 25-30 feet high but one that Brad feels hit at least 80 feet. These were definitely from the pool of Morning and not Morning's Thief. One of his passengers got some video of it, video apparently already seen by people in the OFVC.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Fountain had a total duration in excess of 40 minutes and at times was tossing rocks, which Brad thought maybe were being washed over to Fountain by Morning's action.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> And I had not heard this before now: apparently Morning also had a confirmed-by-photo eruption sometime in mid-winter.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Stay tuned.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Scott Bryan<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:7.5pt;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> See what's free at <a href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank" title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503">AOL.com</a>. <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>