<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Because of our tiny staff this year (3 instead of 4, including Katy Duffy), we have only one day a week, Friday, when we can go out in the basin and predict geysers as part of our work schedule.  So I'm going to try skiing to the basin and then on to work.   This morning I saw Castle i.e. steam at 0805, and downloaded Grand.  I'm pretty sure I could see Grand on the webcam at 0956 i.e., and based on recent downloads will try 8 hours as a predication interval, as we've had several 6 hour intervals lately.    Some of you may have seen Beehive's Indicator at 1231, and Beehive at 1243 on the webcam.   Lion was 1301 w.c., and Plume has been closer to an hour today at 1001, 1102 and 1207 w.c.   Lone Star was reported at 1034 also.   Also because of short staffing, we now have a laptop at the front desk, complete with chair, and I'll try to report more often from up front.   In other news, the new Visitor Center is nearly enclosed, and work will continue this winter.  The west side still has insufficient snow for grooming the road, so only mattracks are coming in from there for the moment.  Snowmobiles will start coming in from the south tomorrow.   There were fresh wolf tracks at Biscuit Friday (before the big storm), and a bobcat was seen crossing the road near Biscuit a few days before that.   Carolyn Loren<RTE_TEXT></RTE_TEXT> <hr />Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008' target='_new'>Get your Hotmail® account.</a></body> </html>