Observations for 2021 August 08


Not having to go down basin for Fan & Mortar, it was a good day to go elsewhere. But first, did go out for a nice One Burst Grand eruption under fairly good conditions. Once again, this had Turban starting the eruption. Until only a few days ago, all of the eruptions were Grand starts, sometimes with Turban taking a minute to get going.

In the early afternoon, after returning, it was a pleasant surprise to hear the call for Beehive's Indicator. There was a strong wind, but it didn't shift around much, and it didn't seem to do much to shorten the water column.

That evening, went out for my first nighttime eruption of the year (one where I headed out in the dark, or near dark). No one else was out there. It was windy and smoky. The Turban interval preceding the first Turban eruption I saw could have been a Delay interval, but I can't be sure. The next intervals, though, definitely was one. So I wasn't surprised when at just under sixteen minutes, Turban started without much overflow. The surprise was when a few moments later, Grand started. It was a long One Burst Grand. Near the very end of the eruption lights appeared over at Castle and headed my way, but they didn't arrive until well after the end.