This is my second post on the listserve. As with the first, I am still learning what to watch for on Fan and Mortar. I think my notes were a little better this time, but they are not perfect. Tara and Cynthia Barwin may both have details to add, but I'll share what I have. I arrived at Fan and Mortar around 0400 to relieve Tara and Suzanne Strasser. Cynthia Barwin arrived before 0700, and Thomas Barger arrived before 0800. Karen Low also spent a large part of her day with us. The event that led to the eruption was somewhat screwy, and they all helped me figure out what to say with the radio calls, especially at the start of the event cycle. I called three event cycles in the morning, none of them very intriguing. The third event was called dead at 1044. Angle Vent spitted and splashed almost continuously for the next eight hours until Main Vent got sick of it and took over. 1839 River and Gold Vents off, Angle continues to splash 1842 Angle Vent off 1844 first splash in Main Vent 1902 River Vent on 1911 River Pause 1918 Bottom Vent begins to erupt 1931 River Vent on 1939 Gold Vent on 1941 Angle Vent on 1948 Lock 1956 eruption, East Vent start The start of the event cycle had us scratching our heads. Because Angle kept splashing after River and Gold turned off, we weren't sure what to call it. Tara later told me she would call it a full cycle followed by a River Pause at 1911. There was at least one splash in Main Vent every minute between 1850 and 1939. At times the splashing in Main was nearly continuous, and I think everybody realized pretty early during the event that an eruption was imminent. I have seen five eruptions in the last two years, and Bottom Vent was far less active during this event than it was in the previous four. Water levels looked great almost from the moment each vent came on. Once again the conditions were excellent. The sun backlit the eruption, and I found Fan to be especially beautiful. A breeze removed the steam, although the boardwalk got thoroughly soaked. After waiting sixteen hours, I didn't have the energy to move, so Mortar got me pretty wet. Scott Grisso