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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Giant erupted at 1325 today, Tuesday, Oct.
26. Grotto had gone into marathon yesterday at 1203 and was off this
morning when first visit was made around 0800. Andrew Bunning estimates it
ended around 0600.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I arrived at the cage around 1100,
Emerald was bubbling, water was occasionally splashing right to left in
back Mastiff, Catfish was spurting now and then, and later Bijou was putting out
some weak spurts. Giant also had some visible boiling.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oblong went at 1208, Daisy at 1237, Grand at 1302
(1b), and at 1312, water was rising in Mastiff. The Giant hot period
began at 1313. Mastiff began to overflow massively, and boils gradually
increased from 1-2 feet to 6-8. At 1322 Mastiff started surging
higher than Giant's cone, became wider and broader, and then soared well above
40-50 feet, with some spikes even higher. Giant was visibly wrestling
in its cone, spilling water over the front edge. Swells became higher and
higher and at 1325 and 3 secs., according to Andrew's watch, GIANT EXPLODED
SKYWARD...over 200 feet we think, but not as high as some others we've
seen. (Turtle went early in the eruption 6-8 feet.) Duration was 93
minutes. I'll download my pics tonite and forward one or two if
worthwhile.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It had been cloudy and quite cool, but then
the sun came out early in the eruption, and we were treated to a light
rainbow. Only other gazers there were Andrew B. and Tom from
W.Yell. </FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>Saw Riverside 1501 n.s.; after
passing by Grand, saw Beehive Indicator at 1511 i.e. followed by Beehive at
1513. (It went at 1515 yesterday!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All in all a nice day, esp after the Rockies' win
last night. It started raining in the Madison Canyon, and more is expected
tonight.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>GO ROCKIES!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>