<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16441" name=GENERATOR></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>The long-predicted cruddy weather did arrive. Snow began to fall at Old Faithful around 0600 and managed to accumulate a bit on the boardwalks (and I had my first slip-and-fall of the year), and it continued virtually non-stop until I departed shortly after 1330. Snowed all the way to West and continued here until after 1500. Forcast says snow tonight, intermittent snow-rain showers tomorrow.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks to Graham, Steve, Dave and Michael for much of the following.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yesterday, as reported, Grotto ended a marathon in the pre-dawn hours and had a weak recovery hot period at 0840. As Michael Goldberg later reported, there was not another hot period until 1255 and it was followed by a series of weak hot periods through the afternoon.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now comes the question mark. Grotto started yesterday at 1713 (per Michael) and was still going at about 2030. This morning we thought the Grotto ie was a continuation of that eruption, but maybe not. Graham Meech said he saw some weak jetting in Bijou early (I'm not sure when but I guess 0530-ish). Today's Grotto lasted until somewhere in the 0930-1000 range. Bijou was totally off by my arrival circa 0730. It was still off when I left at 1330. Meanwhile, at roughly 1030 I found The GIP fully 6 inches below the "elbow", Variable Spring down 2 inches or so, Marathon Pool quite far, but not extremely down, and Spa about as low as I've ever seen it. So -- did Grotto have two long normal eruptions with a relatively short interval between them, or was there a marathon in which Bijou managed a bit of action well into it? Well, anyway.....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Artemisia 0620ns steam.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Riverside 0932ns.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Daisy 0615, 0926ns, 1231.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Oblong 0603 and 0937.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Grand was 0649 (T1C). Then West Triplet started at 1225, Rift at 1257, and Grand showed all signs of being "rifted." I was tired of the snow, so so much for that.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Penta continues to have rather frequent activity, with a full water-phase major today at 0837.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Castle was 0539. There apparently has not been a minor in several days.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Lion 1114 initial and 1238.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Aurum 1038.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Depression was 0549</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Confining it to (nearly) consecutive eruptions, Plume was 1003, ----, ----, 1133, 1219 and 1304.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dome continued to be active today.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On the drive out, due to snow and steam it was nigh-onto impossible to see Fountain from the road, but I _think_ maybe it was in eruption at 1404.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hoping for better weather...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>