<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>I talked today with a friend at the West entrance who talked with the visitor who saw the eruption.  He had asked her if there were any big geysers at Biscuit.  She said not at present.  He the described the 60 foot high and 30 foot wide explosion from the pool labled Wall, apparently Black Diamond according to Tara.  I had not know before that the signs were in the wrong places.  He said the eruption was "very loud" with massive amounts of water and rock, and that most of the rocks and debris went into Black Opal Pool.  She recommended that he report this to the Mammoth VC, which he did, resulting in the call yesterday to the OFVC.</div> <div> </div> <div>Today the new unified muddy gray pool was down slightly from yesterday, and rocks were visible in the area of Black Opal, and the rocks west of Wall were visible just under the surface.  Another change:  yesterday "Salt and Pepper" down near the river was white in the right vent and gray in the left vent (when viewed from the parking lot).  Today both were brown-black and more vigorous--now Pepper & Pepper.  I'll send a few more pictures to Tara to show the change.</div> <div> </div> <div>The marker at F&M was reported still in place this morning.</div> <div> </div> <div>Times today Oct. 29:</div> <div>Beehive 0716ie (webcam)</div> <div>Riverside  0924</div> <div>Daisy  1106</div> <div>Pink Cone  1132ie</div> <div>Great Fountain  1219 p=0 - a beautiful, high 1st phase in sun with breeze blowing away steam</div> <div>Till 1241ie</div> <div>Jewel  1251  1301  1311  1319</div> <div>Fountain  0902ns  1456 d=28  - Maureen says Fountain is now at av. 6 hour intervals as durations have diminished</div> <div> </div> <div>Bill Warnock</div> <div> </div></span></body></html>