<div>All times, unless otherwise noted, are from Thursday, August 20.</div> <div> </div> <div>Another gorgeous day in Yellowstone! Temperatures were above 70, and for one of the first times all year, I was in shorts, t-shirt, and sandals, and I was still feeling warm. Every once and awhile there was a cool breeze that made the temperature seem perfectly comfortable. I took the morning off to say good-bye to a few of my co-workers, and to catch up on sleep that I lost during the work week.</div> <div> </div> <div>I made a terrible mistake of not going to the Visitor Center to check the logbook before I went anywhere, so at about 1400, I left for Lower Geyser Basin because there had been a visitor report of Fountain at 1000 yesterday (8/19). I figured that I shouldn't have more than a 2-3 hour wait for Fountain. I arrived at 1430 to find Jet erupting about every 10-12 minutes. I ended up staying until 1730. There was a Super Frying Pan at 1706, but I needed to get back to the Upper Basin so I could catch dinner at the Employee Dining Room. The eruption was at 1806 (d=32m). When I did go to the Visitor Center after dinner, I then saw that Fountain had been reported at 1205 (d=35m). Oh well...</div> <div> </div> <div>I did see an eruption of NTFL, Deep Blue, Honeycomb (minor, as usual), and one large eruption of Kaleidoscope. That was the first Kaleidoscope eruption I had seen all year. There was also a geyser in the Sprinkler Group that was having some large eruptions about every 5 minutes. Tara had seen eruptions from it earlier in August as well. I am not sure what it is, but guessing Angle? Eruptions were wide, with some jetting that reached probably 20-25 feet.</div> <div> </div> <div>Other times from today:</div> <div>Aurum 1052, 1442, and 1617 according to the logbook. I am curious what Ralph's electronic will say, or maybe there was a large Pump eruption?</div> <div>Grotto 1358</div> <div>Lion 0758, 1754 initial, 1919</div> <div>Rift 0603</div> <div>Oblong 1427ie</div> <div>Plate 1735ie</div> <div>Castle 0806</div> <div>Daisy 0743, 1247ie, 1450</div> <div>Grand 1603 (Rats! If I had stayed in the UGB, I would have been there...)</div> <div>Great Fountain 1003vr</div> <div>Beehive 1217</div> <div>Plume 0612, 0806, 0905, 1058, 1158, 1442, 1914, 2016</div> <div>One closed interval on Little Cub was 40 minutes exactly.</div> <div> </div> <div>I hope to catch the overnight Beehive tonight. I hope that I do not have to wait on the Hill too long!</div> <div> </div> <div>-Ben Hoppe<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 </div>