<!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>I am unable to get a photo on this email for some reason (likely lack of computer skills).  But we do not believe Black Diamond had an eruption this month.  Black Opal and Black Diamond have both cleared too quickly.  Currently both pools are the clearest they have been since the last series of eruptions.  Black Opal is about 1/4 full of sediments and debris from the eruptions.  Most of this sediment is on the boardwalk side of the pool.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As for Salt & Pepper, the ground is heating up considerably between the S & P and the River.  There is also some minor heating between S & P and Black Diamond. Personally, I will not be going in because of a shoulder injury, but the guides will be watching the area and we will be posting photos on the Yellowstone Tour Guides Facebook page.  There is a photo on our wall today of Black Opal taken 01/30/12.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jim Holstein</DIV> <DIV>Yellowstone Tour Guides</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>