<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Yesterday at 1645 a visitor reported that on the way to Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin there was an explosion of water and rocks in the Wall Pool area.  Said it was over 60 feet high an 30 feet wide.  Visitor reported it today at the Mammoth visitor center, which reported to the OFVC this afternoon.  Hank Heasler has been notified by OFVC.  While I was waiting at Fan and Mortar today, a photographer passed by saying he'd just been at Biscuit, and the wall between Wall and Black Diamond was gone.  He had photoed them last year.  I went over around 4:30 pm and was astounded to see that the barriers between Wall and Black Diamond, and between Wall and Black Opal had all disappeared.  There was only one huge pond, larger than before, of murky gray water, with ejecta mainly towards the river.  There is some on the boardwalk as well.  There were two places in Wall area with intermitent boiling.  I took several pictures which I've forwarded to Tara Cross for processing, so they can be transmitted.  Sapphire Pool looks unchanged, with no murkiness, and I timed two 10-minute intervals on Jewel Geyser, which also looked normal.  I had passed Biscuit yesterday at 1615 on the way home and noted there were no cars on the parking lot.  I almost stopped.  Darn!  Will go back tomorrow.</div> <div> </div> <div>No F&M as of 1530 today.  Other times:</div> <div> </div> <div>Grand  0007E  0930ie VR</div> <div>Daisy  1030ie  1330</div> <div>Great Fountain  1108  p=8</div> <div>Plume  1108  1333  1440</div> <div>Grotto Fountain  1144ie</div> <div>Grotto  1150</div> <div>Depression  1332</div> <div>Riverside  0847  1459</div> <div>Castle  0228E minor  1558 major</div> <div> </div> <div>Bill Warnock</div> <div> </div></span></body></html>