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size=2 face=Arial>The boardwalk at Biscuit should be finished sometime in July,
but the parking lot is also scheduled to be redone, so that will extend the
closure somewhat. I do not know whether the boardwalk might be opened with
access from the Mystic Falls trail, but we can hope.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=439454304-03072010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Resource Management, along with YCC crews, removed a large
amount of old blacktop and concrete (!) walks around Silver Globe and East and
West Mustard Spring. The new boardwalk follows the old one's path with a
few small changes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=439454304-03072010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>When I was there working with the crews on blacktop removal
and ground restoration I noted that Jewel, East Mustard, and Shell Spring are
active in the pattern of recent years. Avoca is having largish eruptions
once again (a couple of meters above ground).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=439454304-03072010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Ralph Taylor</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu
[mailto:geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>David
Schwarz<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 01, 2010 11:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Geyser
Observation Reports<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Geysers] Brief report,
7/1/2010<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><BR> As of 2115, just shy of five days into the interval,
Fan and Mortar have still not erupted. They were under observation from
roughly 0500 to 2115, during which the only event cycle was an anemic,
ten-minute pause at 2015. It's worth noting that Frying Pan has been more
active than I've seen it in a long time. In the last couple of days, it
has come on between 25 and 30 minutes after River Vent during most hot periods
that lasted long enough.<BR><BR> Grotto started at 1012, and Spa was
noted to be active this evening at 1935. It was still erupting around
2115, with some vertical spikes nearly as high as the first tree toward Grotto
from the pool. Grotto was still ie at 2115.<BR><BR> It's
probably already been reported, but just in case--Biscuit Basin is closed for
boardwalk and parking lot maintenance, likely for most or all of the
season.<BR><BR>Bears:<BR><BR> Around 1110, a Xanterra tour guide
approached me and Scott Grisso and asked us to report to the Visitor Center via
FRS that she and her tour group had just seen a grizzly from the boardwalk at
Morning Glory Pool. She then pointed downstream and tried to point it out
to us crossing the river to our side. We didn't see it, but visitors
coming back from Morning Glory confirmed that they'd watched it cross. We
have no idea where it went from there.<BR><BR> Also, a slight
clarification of the report of a gazer's equipment being mauled at
Artemesia: The equipment in question was a brand new camp chair, and the
reason it had been left overnight near Artemesia the was the sudden and
unexpected appearance of the bear. The pieces that were chewed and spit
out by the bear reportedly smell "very bad." So apparently, if you're
thinking about manufacturing a cologne out of bear slaver, you might want to
look into a new business plan.<BR><BR>David Schwarz<BR></BODY></HTML>