<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> IMO the longer Biscuit Basin remains closed the longer bears will hang around the UGB while becoming more habituated to humans.  That often winds up with bad results for the bears.  I strongly recommend opening the boardwalk ASAP in any way possible in order to extend human activity into Biscuit and Mystic Falls.  That hopefully would encourage the bears to move elsewhere.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Udo Freund<o:p></o:p> GOSA Store<o:p></o:p> <a href="www.gosa.org">www.gosa.org</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> From: geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu] On Behalf Of Ralph Taylor Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:04 PM To: 'Geyser Observation Reports' Subject: RE: [Geysers] Brief report, 7/1/2010<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> 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.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> 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.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> 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).<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Ralph Taylor<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> From: geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu] On Behalf Of David Schwarz Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 11:09 PM To: Geyser Observation Reports Subject: [Geysers] Brief report, 7/1/2010<o:p></o:p>    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.    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.    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. Bears:    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.    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. David Schwarz<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>