<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16825" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/27/2009 7:20:18 PM Mountain Daylight Time, david.schwarz@gmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>   At least those interviewed seemed to be under the impression that what they saw was a bona fide hydrothermal explosion, but it doesn't look like they bothered to interview Hank.  I've been kind of wondering myself whether this was just more of what Black Diamond has been doing occasionally since 2006.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>From all appearances of both the eruption photos and the current state of Black Diamond's crater and pool, this May eruption (yes, eruption) was no different from the previous ones. And also, looking at the area right below the boardwalk near where the twin trees used to be green (and are now dead), there has been significant erosion, implying quite a lot of activity over the winter.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV><DIV CLASS="aol_ad_footer" ID="973c9ba0bd9e16e2d5bff6fb81679ba7"><br/><font style="color:black;font:normal 10pt arial,san-serif;"> <hr style="margin-top:10px"/>Cooking Dinner For Two? <A HREF=http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222652750x1201460983/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215225797%3B37274671%3Bq%3Fhttp:%2F%2Frecipes.cookingfor2.pillsbury.com%2F%3FESRC%3D934>Sign Up & Get Immediate Member-Only Savings.</A></font></DIV></BODY></HTML>