These details are from the 5 Sept. 2011 Fan & Mortar: 1010 River on 1015 River off...Pause Main Vent was putting out heavy steam until first water seen by me at 1024 (others saw spits that I could not confirm) 1031 River on 1040 River off...Pause #2 MV continued to splash until 1051 1049 River on 1058 River off...Pause #3 1101 River on 1108 Gold on Water levels varied from good to not so good, until... 1114 Angle on And then it was GAME ON! As soon as Angle turned on, High and Gold responded with water levels that improved with each passing minute. 1118 - Ten minutes into Gold and water levels were Excellent! 1119 - A LOCK is declared and many gazers and visitors begin to stow possessions and waterproof themselves while staking out optimal viewing positions 1125 - Nice surge from Upper Mortar, but it realized it would be a break in protocol to initiate an eruption during a Fan LOCK and quickly recalled its water and withdrew to wait its turn. Moments later... 1125 FAN and MORTAR East and Main Vents started the eruption at virtually the same time. Upper and Lower Mortar started only a few seconds later. In looking at the puddles left by Main and East, I would not be surprised if water was landing in Norris Pool. 1140 end of first burst of the eruption of the Fan vents. Sorry, I did not record the end of the water for Upper and Lower Mortar. 1143-1145 Restart 1 1147-1150 Restart 2 1155-1157 Restart 3 1200 Powerful steam from East, no water Duration = 32 minutes A blue sky eruption - spectacular! A pre-departure eruption for many - satisfying. A fabulous eruption shared with good friends - priceless! Respectfully submitted by Cynthia Barwin