<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Sorry for the delay in posting these.  Unlike the two eruptions that followed, these eruptions had typical pre-eruptive behavior. <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft SafeHTML"> <style> .hmmessage P {margin:0px;padding:0px;} body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} </style> August 30, 2009 @ 2331 2234 River on 2240 Main Vent roar 2244 River off (River pause) 2247 Main Vent splash, continued for about 20 minutes during the pause 2254 Bottom (d~10m) 2311 River on (pause length 27 minutes) 2315 Gold on 2316 Angle on 2325 Upper Mortar surge 2327 lock 2331 Main Vent surge, then East Vent Main Vent splashing was on the short side, starting only 44 minutes before the start of the eruption, but it was strong and persistent.  Water levels in the minor vents were excellent, and then Upper Mortar had a strong, juicy surge only 14 minutes after River.  The vents built into lock at 16 minutes.  When River came on at 2311, I mis-read my watch and accidentally called the start as "2331."  When the others chuckled, I told them that I was merely anticipating the start time.  They weren't as impressed with my prediction as I thought they should be.... September 4, 2009 @ 0323 0205 River on 0212 Main Vent roar 0215 River off (River pause) 0229 River on (pause length 14 minutes) 0244 River off (River pause) 0245 Bottom Vent (d~18, with 2 pauses) 0302 River on (pause length 18 minutes) 0307 Gold on 0311 Angle on 0316 Frying Pan on 0319 lock 0323 Upper Mortar surged to 5-10 feet above the cone 0323 East Vent It was too steamy to tell exactly when Main Vent splashing, but it was strong through the first pause.  It weakened some when River came on again, but finally won the battle for a second pause.  Then Bottom Vent started, and eventually Main Vent's activity waned.  Water levels in the minor vents never waned, and lock occurred at 17 minutes. The eruption was backlit by a full moon, so flashlights were not needed.  After Mortar went into steam, I started watching for one of my favorite things--East Vent stopping and then starting up again.  But East Vent completely stopped and did not start up again until after the first pause in Main Vent's eruption.  I'm not sure I've ever seen that before.  Believe it or not, I had seen 75 eruptions but none by moonlight.  I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful eruption as my first. --Tara Cross fanandmortar@hotmail.com <hr />Ready for Fall shows? Use Bing to find helpful ratings and reviews on digital tv's. <a href='http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=digital+tv's&form=MSHNCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHNCB_Vertical_Shopping_DigitalTVs_1x1' target='_new'>Click here.</a></body> </html>