Reminds me of a lady we saw on the coast who kept seeing sighs for Elk as in Roosevelt Elk along the highway. She then looked down at the rocks and saw some sea lions and said "Look Elk! I have seen the signs. Those are Elk!" Dad and I almost fell off the cliff we were laughing so hard. Seriously, there is some serious educational gaps in places. <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Barbara Lasseter <<a href="mailto:barbara.lasseter@gmail.com" target="_blank">barbara.lasseter@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> I was awakened early this AM by thunder and lightning. As the morning progessed, we got a lot of wind, but no rain (yet). The skies had interesting clouds, and lots of haze (ID fires?). I stopped to watch a bull elk at Whiskey Flats. He was intent on eating, ignoring the crowds gathered on the pull out above him. Visitors were deciding if that was an elk or a moose and were impressed by his "horns". One youngster asked why they were fuzzy, another if it was a girl or a boy. Never underestimate the educational benefits of travel--for children AND adults! Most of my time was spent in the lower geyser basin. I had forgotten to put on my watch, but Lynn Stephens graciously loaned me one. Grand: 0306e, 1000 2 burst Plume: 0850, 0945 Rift: 0916ie Fountain: 1235 (so much wind there that I was suprised to see the temp was in the mid-70's when I returned to the car) Great Fountain: 0020e, 1102 p=6 Labial: 0739 Pink Cone: 0851 (minimal rainbows with so much haze filtering the sunshine) White Dome ie @ 1016, 1040, 1110 Morning's Thief: 1033, 1058, 1122, 1134, 1216, 1230, 1236 Artemisia: 0704ie Many of the multitude of gazers we have enjoyed seeing in the park have or are leaving. I know their visits go too quickly for them--and for me also! It's wrenching to think that's it for another year, or at least we all hope it's just for another year. Travel safely and take care!! Barbara Lasseter _______________________________________________ Geysers mailing list <a href="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> <a href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers" target="_blank">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a> </blockquote></div>