<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Has any one on the list visited the Hot Creek geothermal area since the reported appearance of geysers and subsequent closure of the swimming area?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Links below are a little bit of info I located with a quick search</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Kyle</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.fs.fed.us/geology/Hot%20Creek.pdf">http://www.fs.fed.us/geology/Hot%20Creek.pdf</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/news/2006/07/nr_hot_creek.shtml">http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/news/2006/07/nr_hot_creek.shtml</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/rec-reports/mammoth-north.shtml">http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/rec-reports/mammoth-north.shtml</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>"<EM><STRONG>Hot Creek Geological Site:</STRONG> Due to increased geologic activity, swimming is prohibited. Please come see the geysers, mud pots, and other changes. 3 geysers have been shooting off periodically for the past year. The latest development in Hot Creek was a 150 foot section that started boiling over night in October 2006. More information from the US Geological Survey web site at </EM><A href="http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov/"><EM>http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov/</EM></A><EM> "</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/28/BAGOEJLK1M1.DTL&type=science">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/28/BAGOEJLK1M1.DTL&type=science</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>"<EM>The sudden appearance of spouting geysers and bubbling hot springs in the middle of a shallow river near the High Sierra resort town of Mammoth Lakes (Mono County) has caused Inyo National Forest officials to close the area and ban swimming there."        </EM></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">June 28, 2006</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>