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GACK. *Knew* this would happen when it went overnight the night
before we would have left to come up for Labor Day but then
calculated when it would *really* go was when we had already hit the
road to come home (ie, we opted to stay home and have some couple
time while Zayne went to Flaming Gorge with friends). Stuck between
saying "Curse you, F&M!" and thanking Cynthia for a report so
detailed and descriptive I could at least see it all in my head.
What a great send-off for the rest of you! See everyone next summer!
(And I'd still like to see statistics on how frequently the big,
less predictable geysers go on holidays of all sorts. Sometimes it's
like they *know*...)<br>
Karen Webb<br>
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These details are from the 5 Sept. 2011 Fan & Mortar:<br>
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1010 River on<br>
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1015 River off...Pause<br>
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Main Vent was putting out heavy steam until first water seen
by me at 1024 (others saw spits that I could not confirm)<br>
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1031 River on<br>
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1040 River off...Pause #2<br>
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MV continued to splash until 1051<br>
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1049 River on<br>
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1058 River off...Pause #3<br>
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1101 River on<br>
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1108 Gold on<br>
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Water levels varied from good to not so good, until...<br>
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1114 Angle on<br>
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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.<br>
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1118 - Ten minutes into Gold and water levels were Excellent!<br>
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1119 - A LOCK is declared and many gazers and visitors begin
to stow possessions and waterproof themselves while staking out
optimal viewing positions<br>
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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...<br>
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1125 FAN and MORTAR East and Main Vents started the
eruption at virtually the same time.<br>
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.<br>
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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.<br>
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1143-1145 Restart 1<br>
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1147-1150 Restart 2<br>
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1155-1157 Restart 3<br>
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1200 Powerful steam from East, no water<br>
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Duration = 32 minutes<br>
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A blue sky eruption - spectacular!<br>
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A pre-departure eruption for many - satisfying.<br>
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A fabulous eruption shared with good friends - priceless!<br>
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Respectfully submitted by Cynthia Barwin<br>
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