<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Thanks for the reports.<br><br>Gary Einstein<br><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "Bell, Catherine" <cathy_bell@nps.gov><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, December 28, 2013 1:33 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Geysers] Upper Geyser Basin this week<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>
<div id="yiv1264222888"><div dir="ltr">Greetings from Old Faithful!<div><br></div><div style="">I had a lovely geyser predict shift this morning with a couple of noteworthy sightings. </div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">First, <b>Fan and Mortar</b> erupted within the last day. I assumed overnight 12/27-12/28 at first, but Kristine Branstetter reported that F&M was post-eruptive when she stopped by yesterday afternoon. It likely erupted sometime on the morning or early afternoon of 12/27. We didn't see and no one reported a big steam cloud down basin. However, yesterday had a strong inversion layer that trapped a dense geyser fog until late morning, so if it went during that time it would have been difficult to observe.</div>
<div style=""><br></div><div style="">Once the fog cleared yesterday, we had a beautiful (though too warm for happy snowpack) bluebird day. As many of you already know, we were treated to a lovely<b> Beehive-Old Faithful dual</b> at midday (Beehive 1156 12/27/2013, Ind 1141). Many visitors got to enjoy it.</div>
<div style=""><br></div><div style="">We had another mid-day <b>Beehive </b>today (1237 12/28/2013, Ind 1230ns), shortly after an Old Faithful eruption. A helpful guide spotted the Indicator and we were able to get many visitors out to see and hear Beehive.</div>
<div style=""><br></div><div style="">Not geyser-related, but interesting: I saw wolf tracks at Scalloped Spring this morning. This is the first wolf sign we've noted in the immediate vicinity so far this winter. Last night's Steam and Stars snowcoach tour reported seeing four wolves heading southbound along the road near the Fairy Falls trailhead.</div>
<div style=""><br></div><div style="">Otherwise, things proceed normally. Nothing from Giant or Giantess. <b>Castle </b>has had almost all majors, but did have a minor early yesterday morning (12/27/2013 0433E min). <b>Daisy </b>has been its consistent self, erupting at intervals of 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours. After striking out with <b>Riverside </b>during the first week we were open, we've had more success this week at seeing it (or seeing it in overflow).</div>
<div style=""><br></div><div style="">We're doing our best to get electronic times posted to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://geysertimes.org/">geysertimes.org</a>. Please bear with us as we try to get caught up. :-)</div><div style=""><br></div>
<div style="">Happy almost-New-Year!</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Cathy Bell</div><div>Park Ranger</div><div>Old Faithful Visitor Education Center</div><div>Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190</div>
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