<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Hello All, <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>This week I never left the Upper Geyser Basin, and most of my time was actually spent on the Hill. Here's some of my observations. <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anemone:</span> Big's durations continue to be between 20-30 seconds with intervals between 6-17 minutes. Most eruptions begin with a rapid filling of the pool, it sits for several seconds, churns, then the splashing begins. The heights I have seen are mostly probably between 7-9 feet. Some angled bursts can douse the boardwalk with uncomfortably hot water, so stand upwind if you do decide to watch it. All concert eruptions I have seen this year have been initiated by Big, with it skipping the filling of the crater and jetting directly out of it's vent, filling as it erupts. This was the case for this week. <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new
roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Little has durations between 2m 30s and about 13m. I have yet to see any over 15, although I'm sure they happen. Little still behaves like a miniature Grand, it's pool rising and falling, rising, waves forming, boiling, then erupting to 2-4 feet (4 on a good day). It will sometimes even pause for up to 30 seconds before having a miniature second, third, or even 4th "burst". These pauses seem to occur mostly during longer duration eruptions. Little usually erupts when it's pool is below overflow, then it rises to overflow, then drops as the eruption progresses. <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>The new area of hot ground (Nemo) has shown signs of continued growth. Steam is seen issuing from it during an Anemone eruptive sequence, and there appears to be more ground collapsing inward. Hoping to see more as the summer progresses. <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plume</span> is still dead. Hissing and boiling at depth. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>In the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dwarfs</span><span> there are still several vents </span>active, with the main vent (North) having created it's own basin and thick mat of bacteria around it. The second most interesting vent(s) that have grabbed my attention are a string of three vents in a linear pattern over about 3 feet of ground. Appearing to be erupting from an old fissure, these vents are definitely periodic, I have yet to sit and write down intervals and durations, but I know there are definitely several minute intervals that occur. <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family:
times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Mouth" </span><span>now has water in it's vent, something that it did not have when I first arrived in the park. I am unsure what this means as there is still cold water from Dragon and Marmot Cave draining into it. I do not expect any eruptions as long as that is occurring. </span><span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I timed the intervals and durations of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Goggles </span><span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">North Goggles</span><span>
overflow</span></span>, it occurs roughly every ten minutes and lasts for two minutes before draining again. I doubt we'll get any activity this year. Especially if Lion continues to have short series. but who knows? <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Cub</span><span> has average intervals of 45-55 minutes and lasts for about 10 minutes, at night it was audibly heard boiling for several minutes before starting. <br></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style:
normal;"><br><span><span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span>On the downhill side of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pump</span><span> geyser, if you peer over the edge of the boardwalk in front of the bench, there is a small 2-6" sput continuously going, being a curious source of noise. Not sure if this is new or not. But it sure is fun! <br></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span><span><span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topsoil Spring
</span><span>has been slowly filling and periodically bubbling throughout the week, please note that tonight I observed it just above overflow, bubbling vigorously, and thumping, rocking the water within it's crater. <br></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span><span><span>To the West of the Economics I have observed at least 2 small geysers that are active, I'm speculating that this would be the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bush Group </span><span>that Scott mentions in his book, but I am not positive. They are located on the southern edge of the northernmost Grand
runoff channel heading into the meadow. One bubbler is right on the edge of het runoff channel, and was observed erupting several inches mid week. The other geyser is located at the base of a small mound, and plays up to 3 feet high from a crater nearly hidden by the grasses and wildflowers. <br></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span><span><span><span></span><span></span></span><span><br></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span><span><span>Any questions or comments, feel free to speak up! <br></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new
york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span><span><span><br></span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><span><span><span>Enjoy the little things. </span></span></span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span></span>Micah Kipple<br></div><div><br></div><div>Geyser Gazer</div><br>Yellowstone's Clownfish</div></body></html>