<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>The visitor center will still have dataloggers on the geysers that they predict and traditionally download themselves.  Yes, the rest of them will not be downloaded at all during summer.  And to the best of my knowledge there will be no thermal clean-up this summer, except what interpretative rangers have time to do with their cleaning tools.  Hank Heasler cited safety concerns.  I don't think it is a staffing issue.  I suggest people take pictures of trash in geyser basins, and write letters of complaint to Yellowstone NPS, nationwide NPS, and your elected representatives on a national level.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Karen Low</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Paul Strasser <upperbasin@comcast.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Geyser Observation Reports' <geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:25 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Geysers] Data Logger downloads and other stuff<br> </font> </div> <br> <div id="yiv551971368"> <style>  </style> <div> <div class="yiv551971368Section1"> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">Karen, are you saying that there will be zero thermal; cleanup in the Firehole Basins the entire summer?</span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">And that there will be zero logger doqnloads the entire summer?</span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">Why on earth would these decisions be made? Is It staffing?</span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">Paul Strasser</span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial; ">  </span></font></div> <div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"> </span></font></div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu] <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Karen Low<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:06 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> geyser list<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Geysers] Data Logger downloads and other stuff</span></font></div> </div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12.0pt;">  </span></font></div> <div> <div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Hey all,</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">  </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Yesterday, at Tour Guide Training, I asked Hank Heasler about the geyser data logger downloads, and volunteered to help with them.  He said no, that he and Cheryl will download them in the fall.  I asked about the geyser basin cleaning volunteers, and he said there weren't going to be any based at Old Faithful this summer.  So I fully expect the geyser basins to be trashed this summer.</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">  </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Times; ">And about a certain person who complained about geyser gazers the other day.  Sunday morning I went out up on the hill.  I chatted first with Bob (I don't know his last name) who I'd seen out there the night before waiting for Beehive.  Inez stopped as she went by and complained about the last couple calls being unclear on her radio. I am not currently carrying a radio, but I mentioned that perhaps it had been her location.  Bob mentioned something about not many calls lately, and it may have been non gazers on the channel.  I went and chatted with Michael Lang, Kristine B. and Jim S., all of whom I hadn't seen yet this spring.  Later, when I was looping the hill grabbing what litter I could with my folding grabber (while still staying on the boardwalk, of course), Inez was up by North Goggle.  I tried to introduce myself, and she said that because I'd ignored her earlier, that we were through.  I was a bit flabbergasted!  I could think of no reason for my behavior, chatting with people I've known for years, could have offended anyone!  So I think that a certain person was being unrealistic in their expectations in regards to the the geyser gazer community.</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black;"></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">  </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv551971368MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Times; ">Karen Low</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black;"></span></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Geysers mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu" href="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a><br><a href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers" target="_blank">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>