<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16825" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4/26/09</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Castle 0217E maj  1604 maj</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daisy  1152  1401</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand  0452E  1356 T2C</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aurum  0919</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beehive  1141  Indicator 1138ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plume  0857   1113</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4/27/09</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daisy  0840  1104  1316ns  1524</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Riverside  0948</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beehive 0703  Indicator 0653  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beehive  2020ie  Indicator 2006</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grotto  1013</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lion  0621ie  1458</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plume  0909  1223  1718ie  1818  1915</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Castle  0544E  1906min d=4  2307E maj</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand  0546E  1513  T1C  2243E</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rift  1151ie  off at 1201  1314 heavy steam, no water</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4/28/09</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daisy  0755  1557E  1825E  2036E  2247E</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand  0745E  1641E</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Riverside  1704ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aurum 0900ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beehive  1551  Indicator  1542</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plume  1310  1426  1530</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plate  1533ie  1739</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4/29/09</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Castle  0058E  1559 min  1950E</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daisy  0755ie  1023ie  1253  1509  1725  1942</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand  0239E  1115 T1Q</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aurum  1338</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beehive  1529  Indicator 1512ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plume  1144   1410  1518</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oblong  1110ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Little Squirt  1510ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4/30/09</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Castle  1019E  maj</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beehive 1142</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand  0246E  1033ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lion  1206ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oblong  0937</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5/1/09</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lion  0630ie  0811</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aurum  0812</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plume  0707  0824  0933</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Depression  0934</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Castle  0012E min  0404E maj  1847  min d=3 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Castle had no other eruption either major or minor as of 1430 on 5/2 when I was last there, though Steve Eide says it has erupted since then.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daisy  0100E  0330E  0607E  1117ns  1336</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand  0249E  1141 T1Q  2012</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Artemesia  1010ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beehive  1055  Indicator  1043</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oblong  1147ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Riverside  1449</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At Fan and Mortar there were at last some encouraging event cycles.  One I saw had River Vent on at 1351, High at 1354, Gold at 1355, Angle 1406;  River Vent was off when I checked again at 1435.  On another cycle we got a big splash from Main Vent at 1524 and quite a few more splashes with good water levels in High and Gold.  Steve Eide took notes and will report in more detail after he gets home.  As of 3pm today--5/3--when he was leaving, Fan and Mortar had not erupted.  I'll be back on Tuesday to check on it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5/2/09</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lion  0819ie  0923ie  1027</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aurum  1220</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grand  0520E  1334 T2Q</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daisy  0920  1204  1421ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Riverside  0855ns</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Little Squirt  1202ie</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>West Triplet  1211</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Percolator  1226ns (first time we've seen it this season)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Depression  0946</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plume  0954  1100  1200</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Park service officials say they are still reconsidering the Bear Management closures of the Lower and Midway Geyser Basins, but a Deputy Superintendent doesn't think they can open earlier than the Friday of Memorial Day weekend this year.  She says there are legal and other issues to be addressed.  I responded that this unprecedented closure is of serious concern to many in the geyser observing community, and that I hoped we could have a meeting to discuss these and other concerns with her and the Park Superintendent.  She says they would welcome a chance to talk with us.  There have been no Bear Management closures that I know of at the Upper Basin this year, in large part because the bison and elk are much healthier than last year and thus few if any carcasses for bears in that area.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>