<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6001.18639" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>On a quiet October day, we could hear the Clepsydra Steam Phase from the other side of the outhouses.  I would not be surprised if it could be heard from the south intersection of the parking lot and beyond some.  Having the Paint Pots, being a must see at work for the past twenty years, I can say I have seen about 20 to 25 steam phases, from most point of the boardwalk.  I have also noticed the steam phase in October and winter months, which do not have the traffic noise, the steam phase is much louder, possibly twice as loud, when there is a high wind.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I heard the Ledge steam phase from the former bus parking in the Norris Parking lot I believe it was in '3 or '94 some where in there.  There was quite a bit of summer traffic noise if I recall correctly.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What about the pre-steam phase of Oblique/ Avalanche Geyser (I don't want to get into which name is correct), but that can be heard from at least 1/2 mile away, maybe further.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If I catch a steam phase this winter I will try to see how far away I can hear it from.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Also Beehive I have heard from the Snowlodge in the winter time, this was in the evening, with no traffic and wind gusts up to 30 mph.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jim Holstein</DIV> <DIV>Yellowstone Tour Guides </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>