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<p class=MsoNormal>Having posted the highlights the other week, here are a few
other items.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I guess I could have reported that Giantess was having
frequent boils every couple of minutes which seemed frequent to me but I have
not been up there watching it much over the last few years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I could not find the vent for "Mouth" geyser when
I looked for it so it might have been filled in with debris.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hanging out at Depression for a lot of the time I saw several
eruptions from the deep hole on the opposite side of the boardwalk between
Depression and Scissor Spring. The hole is pretty obvious - the only big one
close to the boardwalk. It was frequently bubbling/boiling at depth which
I think has been its normal behavior. Now and then it would heat up and
erupt about a foot above the rim for a few seconds. It repeated this activity
every few minutes. I don't remember seeing it do this before. Sometimes
it just bubbled/boiled for longer periods of time too.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All Plume eruptions I saw were 5 burst.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Close-to-cone indicator was active frequently in the lead-up
to Beehive, sometimes on and off for several hours..<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sponge was making a lot of noise when it erupted, sizzling
loudly when its water level came up.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bulger was having frequent minors but I did not see a major.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Beauty was in overflow the whole week.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Black Sand Basin - there was quite a bit of splashing from
the wet/muddy area along the boardwalk to Emerald Pool. I had not noticed
this before but then I don't walk that boardwalk much. Everything else
looked pretty normal. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cliff had an interval of 42min.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Jewel intervals were 10-11min. Avoca was not having
real "eruptions" but it was having some strong boils in the long
vent. Salt and Pepper didn't look any different to last fall, small
continuous eruptions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Last time I walked up and sat at Artemisia in the winter I
got to see an Atomizer major. This time as I was walking up I heard a
flood of water and caught Artemisia near start, a treat at any time but
it made me smile all day long this winter. It was a little steamy though!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>On the brief stop at Fountain I saw a couple of Jet intervals
(8 and 10min) and Clepsydra but nothing else of note.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>At West Thumb, the springs on the upper level were all down
except for Surging Spring which was overflowing and bubbling (but not surging)
and Twin which was boiling vigorously from the left vent (like in September).
Fishing Cone side vent was active. Lakeshore pressure boiling around the
edges. Abyss did not erupt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>F&M - frustrating to walk down two mornings and find the
marker washed. I only saw one event cycle where river turned on and then
off after 3 minutes but the next cycle lead to nothing of interest.
Occasionally Upper Mortar had some strong in-cone splashing sounds late in the
cycle. At least they are still active.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Victory did nothing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>After erupting on overnight Friday/Saturday 15/16 Jan I
looked at Giant on the afternoon of the 16th and it looked like nothing had
happened - Bijou was on, Giant was having left-right splashes, Mastiff was
splashing. Several times when I walked by Bijou was off, seeming to
respond to Grotto eruptions (not just marathons). Unfortunately it did
not erupt before I left.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>That's about it from me for this winter. Go Giant
& Giantess!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graham Meech<o:p></o:p></p>
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