<div dir="ltr"><br>   Most of what you described seeing at F&M is (or was in the late '90s/early 2000s) typical of the first day after an eruption--short erratic cycles, lots of activity by Bottom and Main Vents, and strong (but usually brief) jetting by Gold and High.  I can remember being called down several times early in the morning for "event" cycles only to find the last remnants of puddles on the bike path and the marker washed.<br> <br>David<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Bill Warnock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:billwarnock@wyellowstone.com" target="_blank">billwarnock@wyellowstone.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">I drove into Park mid-morning yesterday and caught</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Fountain 0950 i.e.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Great Fountain appeared to be in early overflow when I arrived at 1000, and I guessed eruption would be 1115 plus or minus 15".  Big Boil came at 1113!  Some nice bursts against partly cloudy sky, but no superburst.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">At Upper Basin learned:</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Grand 0802 i.e.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Beehive  0939</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">I observed Lion at 1211, grabbed lunch and pedaled out to Fan & Mortar.  Noticed boardwalk seemed wetter than beyond the picnic table.  Bottom was i.e. when I arrived at 1223 AND shortly thereafter there was splashing in Main Vent with lots of steam.  I started to get interested.  Bottom put out increasing amounts of water, and water was splashing in Lower Mortar.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">River Vent came on at 1227, went off, then on again 1231, off and then on again at 1242.  Meanwhile splashes continued in Main Vent, which I radioed out with no response.  High came on at 1247 and Gold at 1248 with sizable water levels...more splashing in Main Vent and Angle on at 1256.  Bottom quit at 1300.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">River Vent paused at 1315 and on again at 1322 with weak High and Gold; Angle had been splashing intermittently and went off at 1330, as did River, High and Gold.  No splashing in Main since before 1300.  Riverside started at 1332, and observed Castle i.e. in steam phase at 1338.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">I went to Visitors Center and learned from Carolyn that rangers had reported that the marker at F&M was GONE when they went out in the morning.  Could it have gone overnight (Oct. 7-8) and recovered the waterlevels I observed?  Discussed with Tara, who suggested I just report what I saw and was told.  Any reactions?</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">It is snowing lightly as I write, with a winter storm watch in force until Sunday 6pm....up to 30 inches expected in the mountains!  Don't come this weekend.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Over and out.</font></div></div> <br>_______________________________________________<br> Geysers mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu" target="_blank">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a><br> <a href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers" target="_blank">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div>