<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17095" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 15px" leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear Carolyn,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Lew and I have both noticed that it did not "seem" to be clockwork geyser, but since we are recovering volunteers, we no longer time geysers.  David Goldberg tried to interest us in a study of Lone Star because he also thought it wasn't clockwork, based on naturalist walks to the area.  So your impression is probably just the same "feeling" that isn't documented. We figured some time ago that direct observation is the only way to correlate the minors, majors and changes in the duration.  We don't think a probe would work without significant personal observation, if then. Hmmmm....why maybe a volunteer should spend some time in the area doing some documentation.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Janet Johns</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title="mailto:caroloren98@hotmail.com
CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:caroloren98@hotmail.com">carolyn loren</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:29 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu href="mailto:geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">geyser listserve</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Geysers] Grotto shenanigans, and a researcher question</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Yesterday 2/18 I saw South Grotto Fountain at 0958 i.e. and post-marker-placement at 1022 i.e., and a visitor saw it still erupting at 1215 i.e.  Grotto finally started near 1219 i.e.   <BR> <BR>This morning 2/19  Grotto was i.e. at 0933, Old Tardy and West Triplet at 0915 i.e., Pyramid at 0958 i.e., Oblong at 1003 i.e., and Daisy at 1008.<BR> <BR>A guide just saw Aurum at 1348.<BR> <BR>The question is about Lone Star.  The plaque on the wooden platform where the notebook is says that Lone Star has had a 3 hour interval since 1872.  Does that statement come from a reliable source?  Geysers of Yellowstone doesn't go quite so far...  We've also noticed last summer, and to the extent we know this winter, that Lone Star sometimes jumps around an hour or two one day to the next.  Lots of minors perhaps?  Anyway, thanks!<BR> <BR>Carolyn Loren<BR> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Geysers mailing list<BR>Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu<BR>https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</BODY></HTML>