<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>This vent was cleaned out in the early 1990's by myself and a couple of other gazers after being filled with asphalt and gravel for years.  We used to call is "Squirrel" because NPS always joked the "secret squirrels were busy one night".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>MK<BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma> <HR SIZE=1> <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> JEFFREY CROSS <jeff.cross@utah.edu><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Geyser Observation Reports <geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed, August 25, 2010 7:03:51 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Geysers] Is "Hot Dog" A Geyser?<BR></FONT><BR>Is the small vent across the boardwalk from Penta a geyser?<BR><BR>If so, should it be considered a geyser separately from Spasmodic?<BR><BR>This summer, I found out that some people call this vent "Hot Dog."  It is right next to the boardwalk, on the same side as Spasmodic and opposite Penta.  It is shaped roughly like a bootprint.  It seems to be most active when Penta is about to start an eruption.<BR><BR>The origin of the name is interesting: A careless visitor was illegally walking a dog on the boardwalk.  When the animal saw the bubbling vent, it jumped down to investigate and burnt its paw.  The animal's yelps attracted the comment from one gazer: "That's what I call a hot dog."<BR><BR>Jeff Cross<BR><A href="mailto:jeff.cross@utah.edu" ymailto="mailto:jeff.cross@utah.edu">jeff.cross@utah.edu</A>_______________________________________________<BR>Geysers mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu" ymailto="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</A><BR><A href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers" target=_blank>https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</A><BR></DIV></DIV></div><br> </body></html>