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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I missed Beehive by a few minutes and talked with
Scott before he left for Norris. I expected rather dull doings with the
bear closure but was pleasantly surprised. Spent most of the time at the
Castle platform with beautiful sunny shirt-sleeve weather - 60's with little
wind:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bijou: ON thruout my stay...maybe hot pds.;
hard to tell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand 1042 (?2C)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plume 1058 1150 (lunch)
1420 1509</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aurum 1112 n.s.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grotto 1241</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Uncertain 1312 n.s.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Castle 1340</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oblong 1412 - MASSIVE and HIGH</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rocket Major 1421 - lasted a couple of minutes,
over trees on ridge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daisy 1456 1647 (note: less than 2hr
interval!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Riverside 1548</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Penta 1607</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grotto was still going strong at 1715 when I left,
and Bijou on. I waited 4 hours and 36 minutes after the Grotto start to
make sure.... Rivers rising visibly each day. Back tomorrow--Go
Giant.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>