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<font face="Comic Sans MS">The loggers were removed why? Budget
issue? I was dismayed to learn of this as well (partly because
it's always nice if Ralph happens to be out there when you're
wondering how long a sit you're going to have for Artemesia. But
yeah, on Morning, that's a lot of ifs that only got an answer
because Maureen was there and was dedicated and turned her car
around and made the trek up to Fountain. This is a rare geyser,
and I don't know why whoever decides these things would not want
to have empirical data on such an uncommon and wonderful
occurrence (especially since Morning, while it has isolated
eruptions, certainly persists and even duals with Fountain). Guess
we'll bring our sleeping bags...<br>
Karen Webb<br>
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This is going to be yet another one of those frustrating cases
where having a simple, inexpensive temperature recorder on a dull,
everyday feature like Fountain would have been an awfully useful
source of information about what's actually going on. It's quite
a shame that finding out what is actually going on is of so little
interest among the local leaders of the scientific community. I
guess I'm old-fashioned--there was a time when it was all the
rage.
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<div> Snark aside, it really does feel bizarre to be back to
early 1990s geyser study, before we could say, "Well, we'll find
out what actually happened when the temperate data gets
downloaded."<br>
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David Schwarz<br>
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Exciting news! (Although I do wish it had happened a week
earlier, when I was in the park. :-) )<br>
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My wife asks a good question: is there any possible
connection between this activity and the recent irregularity
of Fountain Geyser? One thing I didn't report from last
week's visit was that Fountain intervals were apparently
rather erratic -- again, those with more complete times than
I can tell that story better, but it wasn't its old reliable
6- or 12-hour self. Is there enough on Morning's past
history to know whether comparable breaks in Fountain's
routine preceded its previous eruptions? That's probably
all the "connection" that one can hope for, but it would be
interesting if the answer was yes.<br>
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-- Bill Johnson<br>
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<div class="h5">On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Lynn
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People have asked about Morning Geyser's
eruptive history:<br>
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Per Whittlesey's Nomenclature:<br>
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face="Arial"><span> "</span>Turn
of the
century guidebooks stated that Fountain
Geyser ceased operation in July, 1899,
and remained inactive until October (when
Morning Geyser quit?) at which time
it resumed its usual displays.<span> </span>This
source
mentioned the large 1899 eruptions of
present Morning Geyser saying that
at times they lasted for fully one hour.<span>
</span>Later editions described activity of
Morning in July, 1909, when
"Fountain abandoned its crater for the one
adjoining and threw out jagged
masses of geyserite more than 200 feet.<span>
</span>The water was muddy and full of rock
fragments."<span> </span>These 1909
eruptions continued at least into
September.<span> </span>There is
apparently no record
of activity for 1900-1908.</font></p>
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</font><font face="Arial"><span> </span>Eruptive
activity
of present Morning Geyser occurred twice in
the 1920s.<span> </span>One spectacular
eruption is known for August
of 1921, when Ranger Troutman saw it play to
250 feet in height and holding its
height no lower than 200 feet for one hour and
ten minutes.<span> </span>Another eruption
is known for July of 1922.</font><br>
<font face="Arial"><span> </span>After
this,
no further activity appears to have occurred
until 1944, when the geyser
erupted once.<span> </span>Two eruptions are
known
for 1946, and then in 1947, eleven eruptions
were recorded.<span> </span>Of those
eruptions, all but two occurred
during the morning hours, hence geologist
George Marler's name (suggested in
1947-48) of Morning Geyser.</font><br>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"><span> </span>These
eruptions were followed by 36 more in 1948,
and eleven in 1949.<span> </span>Morning
Geyser was dormant 1950-51, and again
rejuvenated in 1952.<span> </span>It was
active
1952-59, 1974, 1978, and 1981-83."</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font
face="Arial">Additional activity
occurred in May 1991 for a few days,
August 1991 for 3 weeks, and for about a
week at the end of March/beginning of
April 1994.</font></p>
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