<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=979261504-08082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Note that Grotto has been having LONG series of non-marathon eruptions (25, 16, 14, 14, 9, and 9 as of 5 August) and Grotto Fountain is often not seen after several non-marathon eruptions, re-starting at the next marathon.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=979261504-08082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=979261504-08082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>The graphs on the GOSA website (updated yesterday) show a dramatic change in Grotto following the end of the Giant series on 29 April.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=979261504-08082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=979261504-08082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Ralph Taylor</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Tara Cross<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 07, 2008 3:04 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Geyser Observation Reports<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Geysers] Grotto Fountain is active<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>I was very glad to hear that Grotto Fountain is still having eruptions.  Perhaps it was too hasty of me to say that it was dormant--but I did check the logbook while I was in the park for any eruptions, and the last eruption prior to my arrival had been reported on July 12, leaving a 3-week period (July 12-Aug 2) when no eruptions of Grotto Fountain were reported, which included my entire trip.  I saw enough Grotto starts with no Grotto Fountain to be confident that it was not just being overlooked.  And like I said, the area around it had gotten pretty dry by the 29th, so there was a time when it wasn't even overflowing.<BR><BR>--Tara Cross<BR>fanandmortar@hotmail.com<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <HR> <BR>Grotto Fountain was observed on August 2 (lead time on Grotto of 12 minutes), and on August 3 (lead time on Grotto of 2 minutes).  With Fan & Mortar erupting overnight August 3-4, I don't think anyone who has been in the basin on Monday and Tuesday has been paying attention to Grotto or staying down there to see whether Grotto Fountain is starting before Grotto.<BR> <BR>Lynn Stephens<BR><BR><A href="http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergames?ocid=TXT_TAGHM" target=_blank></A><BR> <HR> Get more from your digital life. <A href="http://www.windowslive.com/default.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Home2_082008" target=_new>Find out how.</A> </BODY></HTML>