By getting out at the eight hour mark, only ended up waiting for Grand for an hour. It was cold and clear, so the moon was bright. The One Burst Grand eruption was short enough that it could've had a second burst, but the slowing down during the final minute seemed like an indication that once it ended, Grand wasn't going to restart.
2025-Sep-09 : 03:16:04 T1C 03:16:00 Turban -0m04s 03:16:04 B1 --- d=08m54s 03:18:25 Vent 2m20s 03:24:59 P1 8m54s Vent & Turban continue ΣD=08m54s * * * * * 02:33:28 d=03m46s 02:52:33 Int: 19m05s d=03m33s Turban: 23m27s
Beehive erupted just before the start of the Grand eruption window, so many were able to see both eruptions. Ended up waiting for about 1-1/2 hours before the start of a West Triplet eruption, then we needed to wait until West Triplet was nearing the end of its eruption before we got another One Burst Grand eruption.
This eruption had a definite false pause around the nine minute mark before its sudden resumption of activity for another 1-1/3 minutes. West Triplet quit at about the same time as Grand, and Rift still hasn't made an appearance in several days.
2025-Sep-09 : 12:24:12 T1C 12:23:13 Turban -0m59s 12:23:33 Vent Ovfl -0m39s 12:24:06 Boop -0m06s 12:24:12 B1 --- d=10m19s 12:26:44 Vent 2m32s 12:33:11 FP 8m59s 12:34:31 P1 10m19s Vent & Turban continue ΣD=10m19s * * * * * 10:38:42 d=04m02s 10:55:56 Int: 17m14s d=03m38s 11:14:29 Int: 18m33s d=03m19s 11:31:11 Int: 16m42s d=03m35s 11:48:37 Int: 17m26s d=03m41s 11:58:16 West Triplet 12:06:00 Int: 17m23s d=03m37s Turban: 17m13s
It was after sunset, but still light, as I headed out for the next Grand eruption. As I approached the signboards and junction by the lift station, I noticed three deer right next to the bike trail. One ran across the trail into the trees, while the other two stared at me for a few moments, then went bounding off into the meadow toward Old Faithful and Geyser Hill.
I had just tied down my bike at the bikerack near Castle, and was walking toward Crested Pool when Castle started to erupt. It being a windy day, I quickly went the rest of the way toward Tilt to watch what turned out to be the second major eruption of the day. By that time I'd already seen that Rift was in eruption.
Rift erupted for another hour. Two Turban eruption intervals after Rift had quit, Turban had a strong, but short eruption. The next interval was short, and there was little overflow from Grand. So it wasn't a total surprise when the next Turban eruption started strongly. Others waiting for Grand were illuminating it, and I could see at least one boop before the One Burst Grand eruption started. Once again, we got an eruption lasting less than ten minutes with no attempt at a second burst.
2025-Sep-09 : 21:35:42 T1C 21:35:24 Turban -0m18s 21:35:37 Boop -0m05s 21:35:42 B1 --- d=09m30s 21:38:19 Vent 2m37s 21:45:12 P1 9m30s Vent & Turban continue ΣD=09m30s * * * * * 20:04:06 d=03m14s 20:22:18 Int: 18m12s d=03m22s 20:41:44 Int: 19m26s d=03m59s 20:59:36 Int: 17m52s d=02m58s 21:16:38 Int: 17m02s d=03m06s Turban: 18m46s