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The repetitions have gotten tiresome. A long interval overnight put the One Burst Grand eruption at dawn again. I had to stop for a bison, in front of the store, again, made me stop for it to cross the biketrail. Fan & Mortar are back to dormant. The One Burst Grand delayed for six Turban eruptions, and Beehive's Indicator started as we got our bikes untied at Castle.

2022-Sep-04:13:36:41 T1C

2022-Sep-04 13:36:30	Vent Ovfl	-0m11s
2022-Sep-04 13:36:40	Turban		-0m01s
2022-Sep-04 13:36:41	Grand B1	---	d=9m37s
2022-Sep-04 13:39:27	Vent		2m46s
2022-Sep-04 13:46:18	P1		9m37s
Vent & Turban continue

				     	ΣD=9m37s
(Turban 17m25s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-04 11:42:52			d=4m58s 	
2022-Sep-04 12:01:28	Int: 18m36s	d=4m37s 	
2022-Sep-04 12:21:26	Int: 19m58s	d=3m36s 	
2022-Sep-04 12:41:08	Int: 19m42s	d=3m37s 	
2022-Sep-04 13:00:34	Int: 19m26s	d=4m09s 	
2022-Sep-04 13:19:15	Int: 18m41s	d=3m41s 	

At sunset we got to wait at Grand two hours for no good reason. At least, once again, everyone out there let the moon illuminate the One Burst Eruption.

2022-Sep-04:22:07:44 V6/T1Q

2022-Sep-04 22:07:42	Turban		-0m02s
2022-Sep-04 22:07:44	Grand B1	---	d=10m46s
2022-Sep-04 22:18:30	P1		10m46s
2022-Sep-04 22:19:16	V&T Quit	11m32s

				     	ΣD=10m46s
(Turban 17m13s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-04 19:21:59			d=5m32s 	
2022-Sep-04 19:40:36	Int: 18m37s	d=4m25s 	
2022-Sep-04 20:00:31	Int: 19m55s	d=4m28s 	
2022-Sep-04 20:19:29	Int: 18m58s	d=3m57s  V0 Vent ovfl: 20:19:23	
2022-Sep-04 20:37:52	Int: 18m23s	d=3m58s  V1	
2022-Sep-04 20:56:18	Int: 18m26s	d=3m59s  V2	
2022-Sep-04 21:14:49	Int: 18m31s	d=3m52s  V3	
2022-Sep-04 21:33:14	Int: 18m25s	d=3m37s  V4	
2022-Sep-04 21:50:29	Int: 17m15s	d=4m05s  V5	

But did stop in to see Daisy up close, and after the final Grand, Oblong erupted by moonlight.

Today was pretty much a duplicate of yesterday, down to the bison hanging around the bike trail at dawn in front of the store. Grand erupted during the night at around the same time as yesterday. Went down to Fan & Mortar at dawn and found that it looked the same too. Watched for a few hours with nothing different.

Went out to Grand around 10:00 with the hope of a short interval and a sunset window. Instead, like yesterday, it took close to nine hours on a hot day to erupt. No Turban Delay intervals, just a series of Turban eruptions where Grand made no attempt at erupting. The sky was clear, so at least the One Burst Grand wasn't in shadow.

2022-Sep-03:13:54:21 G1Q

2022-Sep-03 13:54:15	Boop		-0m06s
2022-Sep-03 13:54:21	Grand B1	---	d=11m22s
2022-Sep-03 13:54:49	Vent Ovfl	0m28s
2022-Sep-03 13:55:06	Turban		0m45s
2022-Sep-03 13:57:24	Vent		3m03s
2022-Sep-03 14:05:43	P1		11m22s
2022-Sep-03 14:06:37	V&T Quit	12m16s

				     	ΣD=11m22s
(Turban 18m09s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-03 10:49:41			d=4m42s 	
2022-Sep-03 11:09:24	Int: 19m43s	d=4m33s 	
2022-Sep-03 11:27:56	Int: 18m32s	d=4m09s 	
2022-Sep-03 11:47:03	Int: 19m07s	d=3m55s 	
2022-Sep-03 12:06:19	Int: 19m16s	d=4m07s 	
2022-Sep-03 12:25:02	Int: 18m43s	d=3m52s 	
2022-Sep-03 12:43:06	Int: 18m04s	d=3m51s 	
2022-Sep-03 13:00:54	Int: 17m48s	d=3m58s 	
2022-Sep-03 13:18:57	Int: 18m03s	d=3m26s 	
2022-Sep-03 13:36:12	Int: 17m15s	d=3m38s 	

The evening was also almost the same as yesterday. The only difference is that this time it took five Turban eruption intervals after the Turban Delay for us to get the One Burst Grand eruption. Also like yesterday, no one illuminated the eruption, so we got to see it by a bright quarter moon. Every so often during the eruption a moonbow would appear, especially at the start and later in the eruption as Vent was putting out a fine spray.

2022-Sep-03:21:23:49 T1C

2022-Sep-03 21:22:52	Turban		-0m57s
2022-Sep-03 21:23:49	Grand B1	---	d=9m59s
2022-Sep-03 21:33:48	P1		9m59s
Vent & Turban continue

				     	ΣD=9m59s
(Turban 17m27s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-03 19:49:41			d=5m50s 	
2022-Sep-03 20:08:35	Int: 18m54s	d=4m33s 	
2022-Sep-03 20:28:37	Int: 20m02s	d=4m23s 	
2022-Sep-03 20:46:15	Int: 17m38s	d=4m06s 	
2022-Sep-03 21:05:25	Int: 19m10s	d=4m03s 	

Once again, when out at dawn to see if anything had changed at Fan & Mortar, and nothing had. Didn't need to go to Grand, as Vent & Turban were in eruption when I checked. So hung around Fan & Mortar for an hour or so to do a more detailed observation, and that proved nothing really had changed.

Went out to Grand with the expectation of an eruption before noon and the possibility of a sunset eruption. Instead got over 3-1/2 hours of Turban eruptions and Sput D operating on a 24 minute interval. When we finally got the One Burst Grand, it didn't even last ten minutes, and was just late enough that the next eruption will be in the dark.

2022-Sep-02:14:33:58 G1C

2022-Sep-02 14:33:51	Boop		-0m07s
2022-Sep-02 14:33:58	Grand B1	---	d=9m46s
2022-Sep-02 14:34:33	Vent Ovfl	0m35s
2022-Sep-02 14:34:49	Turban		0m51s
2022-Sep-02 14:37:03	Vent		3m05s
2022-Sep-02 14:43:44	P1		9m46s
Vent & Turban continue

				     	ΣD=9m46s
(Turban 17m05s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-02 10:28:08			
2022-Sep-02 10:47:32	Int: 19m24s	d=4m58s 	
2022-Sep-02 11:07:58	Int: 20m26s	d=4m49s 	
2022-Sep-02 11:27:52	Int: 19m54s	d=4m20s 	
2022-Sep-02 11:48:33	Int: 20m41s	d=4m34s  Boop: 11:34:42	
2022-Sep-02 12:07:51	Int: 19m18s	d=4m29s 	
2022-Sep-02 12:27:17	Int: 19m26s	d=4m15s 	
2022-Sep-02 12:46:55	Int: 19m38s	d=4m06s 	
2022-Sep-02 13:05:54	Int: 18m59s	d=4m06s 	
2022-Sep-02 13:23:49	Int: 17m55s	d=3m55s 	
2022-Sep-02 13:41:20	Int: 17m31s	d=3m47s 	
2022-Sep-02 13:59:27	Int: 18m07s	d=3m43s 	
2022-Sep-02 14:16:53	Int: 17m26s	d=3m47s 	

Beehive delayed long enough so I was able to get over there for the eruption from the cabin area. Were quite a few people settled in camp chairs who learned to check the wind direction once the Indicator starts.

Arrived after sunset at Grand for what appears to have been a Turban Delay Interval. The Turban eruption duration was 5-1/2 minutes, and the following Turban eruption had no Grand overflow. The delay wasn't all bad, as four Turban eruption intervals was enough for the sky to get dark and for the One Burst Eruption to be nicely illuminated by the quarter moon.

2022-Sep-02:21:33:26 T1Q

2022-Sep-02 21:33:12	Turban		-0m14s
2022-Sep-02 21:33:26	Grand B1	---	d=11m11s
2022-Sep-02 21:44:37	P1		11m11s
2022-Sep-02 21:45:37	V&T Quit	12m11s

				     	ΣD=11m11s
(Turban 20m46s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-02 20:12:41			d=5m30s 	
2022-Sep-02 20:31:16	Int: 18m35s	d=4m38s 	
2022-Sep-02 20:50:49	Int: 19m33s	d=4m38s 	
2022-Sep-02 21:12:26	Int: 21m37s	d=4m42s 	

Once again a dawn check of Fan & Mortar showed no eruption overnight and Angle active. With no reports on Grand overnight, was prepared to wait a while. Grand's pool was full and overflowing, so I knew that it had been at least 4-1/2 hours since an eruption.

Spent the next 2-1/2 hours watching a series of nondescript Turban eruption intervals. At the two hour mark, West Triplet had a weak, eight minute long eruption.

The Grand eruption was nicely backlit, with all the initial activity easily visible. It was a surprise when the first burst lasted over 9-1/2 minutes. But the sunlight was glinting off of the water sloshing in the pool for nearly a minute before we got a strong, high second burst.

2022-Sep-01:08:31:46 G2Q

2022-Sep-01 08:31:46	Grand B1	---	d=9m40s
2022-Sep-01 08:31:49	Vent Ovfl	0m03s
2022-Sep-01 08:32:29	Turban		0m43s
2022-Sep-01 08:34:21	Vent		2m35s
2022-Sep-01 08:41:26	P1		9m40s	d=0m59s
2022-Sep-01 08:42:25	B2		10m39s	d=0m38s
2022-Sep-01 08:43:03	P2		11m17s
2022-Sep-01 08:43:40	V&T Quit	11m54s

				     ΣB=10m18s	ΣD=11m17s
(Turban 16m16s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-01 06:30:33			d=3m09s 	
2022-Sep-01 06:48:13	Int: 17m40s	d=3m57s 	
2022-Sep-01 07:06:02	Int: 17m49s	d=3m26s 	
2022-Sep-01 07:23:17	Int: 17m15s	d=3m48s 	
2022-Sep-01 07:41:08	Int: 17m51s	d=3m26s 	
2022-Sep-01 07:58:22	Int: 17m14s	d=3m32s 	
2022-Sep-01 08:15:30	Int: 17m08s	d=3m28s 	

The last few days several people have reported what they thought was unusual activity-- stronger boiling or more numerous boiling points in Excelsior. I have dismissed these as wishful thinking from people who aren't familiar with the area. With the parking situation there, who is, anymore?

I listen in on the NPS radio chatter because it is informative, entertaining, and sometimes even has useful information. Coming back from Grand, I heard a Naturalist report that something unusual had happened at Excelsior. At first I dismissed it as another example of people goading each other into seeing things that aren't really there. But because I thought it was early enough (09:00), I could go out there and check it out myself. Also, if it had erupted, I wanted to see the area, and when it does erupt, I expect the NPS to close the area to everyone, even if the activity is not as much as the 1985 activity.

Turns out that 09:00 is too late, the parking lot was full. Worse, there were enough people waiting that I couldn't just leave, but had to wait for the way to clear. I was finally able to bail out and parked up along the road by the junction.

It was obvious by the time I got to the bridge across the river that nothing had happened. There was no evidence of any new runoff, or debris in the river, or dead plant-life (we were down-wind, too). Up at the top, there was no disruption of the shoreline of Excelsior, no wash zone above the rim. A total disappointment, but fortunately, only took an hour to drive out there and back, and didn't miss Fan & Mortar activity.

Had breakfast and got back out to Fan & Mortar around 11:00. For the next two hours, there was nothing more than the usual continuous Angle splashing and the quick cycling of the rest of Fan's vents. As I was getting ready to leave, that's when High and Gold Vents started looking really good. After ten minutes, they hadn't decreased in activity, so a radio call was made. That was all it really took to get them to suddenly die down. Which was timely, as that was when the call for the start of Beehive's Indicator came in on the radio.

Went out for the sunset Castle eruption, but it didn't cooperate. Left after rainbows were no longer possible. Turns out it was a minor eruption, again.

Got back out to Grand for the afternoon, and again had a series of Turban eruption intervals that didn't vary much. This time the One Burst Grand eruption started with Turban active for half a minute. It was followed by strong overflow from West Triplet that didn't have any splashes.

2022-Sep-01:15:41:46 T1C

2022-Sep-01 15:41:19	Turban		-0m27s
2022-Sep-01 15:41:23	Vent Ovfl	-0m23s
2022-Sep-01 15:41:46	Grand B1	---	d=10m23s
2022-Sep-01 15:44:21	Vent		2m35s
2022-Sep-01 15:52:09	P1		10m23s
Vent & Turban continue

				     	ΣD=10m23s
(Turban 17m56s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-01 14:28:22			d=5m39s 	
2022-Sep-01 14:46:36	Int: 18m14s	d=4m35s 	
2022-Sep-01 15:05:31	Int: 18m55s	d=3m54s 	
2022-Sep-01 15:23:23	Int: 17m52s	d=3m45s 	

2022-Sep-01:22:15:14 D0/1C

2022-Sep-01 22:15:14	Grand B1	---	d=9m50s
2022-Sep-01 22:17:13	Vent		1m59s
2022-Sep-01 22:25:04	P1		9m50s
Vent & Turban continue

				     	ΣD=9m50s
(Turban 32m16s)
* * * * *
2022-Sep-01 21:42:58			d=4m40s 	

Once again, went out at dawn to check on Fan & Mortar. Once again, it was in Angle mode. Which is was in for the rest of the day. Went on over to Grand, where after two Turban eruption intervals, saw a One Burst Grand under nice, backlit conditions. West Triplet started late in the eruption, and lasted over eight minutes. A bit surprising, since earlier this year West Triplet would be quiet so soon after a Rift eruption.

2022-Aug-31:07:39:04 G1Q

2022-Aug-31 07:39:04	Grand B1	---	d=10m56s
2022-Aug-31 07:39:24	Vent Ovfl	0m20s
2022-Aug-31 07:39:27	Turban		0m23s
2022-Aug-31 07:42:14	Vent		3m10s
2022-Aug-31 07:50:00	P1		10m56s
2022-Aug-31 07:50:47	V&T Quit	11m43s

				     	ΣD=10m56s
(Turban 21m35s)
* * * * *
2022-Aug-31 06:56:44			d=4m25s 	
2022-Aug-31 07:17:29	Int: 20m45s	d=4m25s 	

Then spent almost three hours confirming that Fan & Mortar was not going to show signs of eruption any time soon. Instead, Angle was on continuously, while the rest of the Fan vents were cycling every 20 to 25 minutes. Occasionally they'd look good, especially when starting up (an "Artemisia Lock", named in honor of all those times someone passing by, usually headed to Artemisia, would call on the radio that Fan looked really good, almost in a lock, only to have it do nothing.)

In the early afternoon, Crystal and Belgian were high, with Slurp being flooded. Then it was time to wait for 3-1/2 hours of Turban eruption intervals. After 2-1/2, West Triplet erupted for about 25 minutes. Grand waited three more Turban eruption intervals after the West Triplet end before finally erupting. This turned out to be a two burst eruption, where it took Grand 45 seconds from the Turban start to get going.

2022-Aug-31:16:35:40 T2Q

2022-Aug-31 16:35:00	Vent Ovfl	-0m40s
2022-Aug-31 16:35:04	Turban		-0m36s
2022-Aug-31 16:35:30	Boop		-0m10s
2022-Aug-31 16:35:40	Grand B1	---	d=9m35s
2022-Aug-31 16:37:54	Vent		2m14s
2022-Aug-31 16:45:14	FP		9m34s
2022-Aug-31 16:45:15	P1		9m35s	d=0m38s
2022-Aug-31 16:45:53	B2		10m13s	d=0m45s
2022-Aug-31 16:46:38	P2		10m58s
2022-Aug-31 16:47:23	V&T Quit	11m43s

				     ΣB=10m20s	ΣD=10m58s
(Turban 17m20s)
* * * * *
2022-Aug-31 13:09:32			d=4m32s 	
2022-Aug-31 13:27:17	Int: 17m45s	d=4m20s 	
2022-Aug-31 13:47:14	Int: 19m57s	d=4m37s 	
2022-Aug-31 14:07:40	Int: 20m26s	d=4m34s 	
2022-Aug-31 14:26:07	Int: 18m27s	d=3m58s 	
2022-Aug-31 14:45:15	Int: 19m08s	d=3m45s 	
2022-Aug-31 15:02:58	Int: 17m43s	d=4m03s 	
2022-Aug-31 15:27:05	Int: 24m07s	d=4m52s 	
2022-Aug-31 15:45:16	Int: 18m11s	d=3m18s 	
2022-Aug-31 16:01:16	Int: 16m00s	d=3m51s 	
2022-Aug-31 16:17:44	Int: 16m28s	d=3m51s 	

Went out to Fan & Mortar at dawn to check on it. When I saw in the predawn light Angle splashing away and the rest of Fan quiet, I figured that there wasn't much reason to stick around. Went over to Grand instead, where the interval was already over six hours.

Probably arrived at the end of a Turban Delay interval, as there was no overflow from Grand for the next Turban eruption. The waited five more Turban eruption intervals where nothing much happened. When Grand did finally erupt, it was another short One Burst Eruption lasting well under ten minutes.

Reconfigured back in the cabin, then went out to Fan & Mortar again. No change from yesterday-- lots of Fan turning on and off, but nothing from Mortar. After three hours, I left.

Back out for Grand, where the water levels in Belgian and Crystal were as high as I've seen this year. Once again Slurp was drowned, but quiet. Again, I may have arrived as a Turban Delay started, as the Turban eruption lasted over 5-1/2 minutes and the following Turban eruption had no Grand overflow.

After six more Turban eruptions, Grand started over a minute after Turban, along with about ten seconds of boops before the eruption began. It was another One Burst Eruption that lasted under ten minutes.

Almost immediately afterwards, West Triplet started to erupt. These were full bursts, not the upwellings that break the surface that has characterized it the last few weeks. Fifteen minutes in, Percolator and Sput D were also active, so it was no surprise that after 26 minutes, Rift also started. This is the first Rift start I've seen this trip, and nice to know that it started with a normal West Triplet. When I left shortly after West Triplet ended (with a duration of 45 minutes), Belgian and Crystal had dropped several centimeters, and Belgian was barely covering the lobe.

Three hours later, there was a report that Rift was still erupting.

Made one last trip down basin, and after about 45 minutes, it was obvious that there had been no change in Fan & Mortar while I was gone.

In the morning, it was a two hour series of Turban eruptions that finally led to Grand finally erupting. Once again Grand had two bursts, this time the second lasting long enough to be considered a Long Second.

During the wait, there was no activity by Sput D. Afterward, West Triplet overflowed heavily, thumped and had one splash. Belgian and Crystal had high water levels. Slurp was drowned by Crystal's overflow, which was well beyond the vent. Over at Spasmodic, the runoff channel was wet from the first overflow that i've seen this season. Oval and Churn also had high water levels.

Spent a few hours at Fan & Mortar. They were in a mode where Angle wasn't pausing, and for the first hour, there were frequent starts and stops by the other Fan vents, but nothing strong. Then there was a period of strong activity by High and Gold Vents, followed by some rumbling in Upper Mortar. It did not look promising for there to be an eruption.

In the late afternoon had a short wait for the third two burst Grand eruption in two days. The total duration was less than ten minutes, and Grand's pool stayed full for a good half minute before finally draining. Vent & Turban didn't stop. Once again, West Triplet overflowed and thumped, and there was no activity seen from Sput D.

Back at Fan & Mortar for the hour before sunset, and the activity there did not change from the previous observations. Left with no expectation of missing any activity.

A cool and smoky day, but not unpleasant like yesterday.

Unlike last night, there wasn't much of a wait, and when Grand did erupt, we got the first two burst eruption in almost a week. The second burst was not quite long enough to qualify for a "Long Second" burst.

In the late afternoon I arrived to what seemed like a Turban Delay Interval. The duration of the eruption and the lack of Grand overflow on the next Turban eruption tends to confirm that. Only had to wait for two Turban eruption intervals before we got the One Burst Grand eruption. Was only in the area for about an hour, but did not see any activity in Sput D during that time. In the morning it was as active as it had been before yesterday's Rift eruption.

Also stopped in to see a Daisy eruption, which seemed totally ordinary.

Later in the evening the local bison paid a visit to the Lodge cabin area. It stopped across from our cabin to grab some grass before heading off into the trees.

The wait for the morning One Burst Grand took two hours longer than it should have. There wasn't any Turban Delay interval, but the Turban eruption intervals were undistinguished until the there was a Turban eruption that had almost no overflow from Grand. The One Burst Grand occurred on the next interval. Prior to the no overflow Turban eruption, there was a Turban eruption with Grand having low pool waves along with a strong but short Turban eruption duration.

Came out for the late afternoon Grand eruption to see Rift in eruption. It was a cool, windy afternoon. Proceeded to waste the next six hours waiting for nothing much to happen. Rift finally ended two hours later. A half hour after that, Grand had the first Turban Delay interval. After that, it seemed like every other Turban eruption had Grand's pool looking good, with minor waves. Finally well after dark and a total of seven Turban intervals, there was a second Turban Delay interval. In the dark, no sound of runoff was heard until about the 25 minute mark. With no Grand eruption and a weak, short Turban eruption instead, and with the wind still strong, called it a night and went in.

With the only information available was that Grand was empty nine hours after the one we saw last night, figured there were several hours before time to show up again. So headed down to Fan & Mortar to do some computer work that didn't require Internet access.

About 45 minutes later, I'd finished the first task, and stopped to take a break and eat something from the food sack in the pack. Walked over toward the benches and commented on how good High vent looked. Was told the current cycle started about fifteen minutes earlier, and what we were seeing was High erupting a couple of meters high continuously, along with water pouring out of Gold. The Frying Pans were starting, and it really looked good. The radio call went out, and that caused High to stop briefly, but when it came back, it was as strong or stronger than before. We also got some rumbling in Upper Mortar

Within a few minutes, Upper Mortar had a short surge to about 1-1/2 meter high. That was followed about 75 seconds later by another, larger surge that lasted maybe 20 seconds. It died down momentarily, then all the vents-- Bottom, Lower, Main, East and Angle filled and began erupting.

The wind and conditions for an eruption were ideal-- Warm enough that there was little steam, wind blowing downstream and away from the walkway, sun high enough in the east for rainbows. It also seemed like Lower Mortar was much more active than in the eruptions I've see over the past few years. All of the vents seemed to be taller or throw farther.

Afterwards, at Grand, it was a Turban Delay interval followed by five more intervals before we finally got the One Burst Grand. We never did find out when the overnight eruption occurred.

The next One Burst Grand Eruption took place just before sunset. Too bad there wasn't a second burst instead of one burst lasting 11-1/2 minutes. Also, this was another case where the eruption was preceded by a Turban eruption where Grand had little to no overflow.

At thirteen hours since the last observed eruption, it was time to head back out to Grand. Shortly after I arrived, there was a Turban eruption where it seemed like Grand had little to no overflow. That was followed by a slightly longer than normal Turban eruption interval and then the Grand One Burst Eruption started. At around the 8-1/2 minute mark it had a long slowdown as if it was trying to stop and pause, but never did. Had another such episode about a minute later, and the whole eruption last about 10-1/2 minutes.

Afterwards, Castle also had still not erupted since yesterday, and there wasn't much of a wait to see a six minute long minor eruption.

The mid-day One Burst Grand was after a Turban Delay interval followed by two more Turban intervals.

Spent a lot of time down at Fan & Mortar. Much of the time all I saw was a series of weak cycles. But late in the day, it appeared that we were having either some pauses, or cycles so short and weak that Angle was never starting. All that time Main vent was steaming heavily, but never showed any splashes. All that was followed by a strong cycle with some splashing in Upper Mortar when the frying pans started up. But it lead to nothing much.

Went out after sunset for another Grand. The weather forecast said no more rain or storms, but within a half hour, we started get cloud-based lightning to the south. By then it was dark. This storm built up in intensity, with lots of flashes, but no ground strikes. It slowly moved off to the east, although we did get a few moments of rain.

The One Burst Grand eruption was once again preceded by a Turban eruption that did not seem to have much overflow from Grand. The eruption itself had several false pauses starting at about 8-1/2 minutes into a 10 minute long eruption.

With Grand erupting just before dawn, there wasn't much going on. Got out to Grand about 5-1/2 hours since the previous eruption, and was it appeared that a Turban Delay interval was in progress. About ten minutes later, still well before six hours, Grand had a series of strong boops, several about 1/2 meter high.

Fortunately, it took only three Turban eruption intervals for the One Burst Grand eruption. Toward the end of the eruption, West Triplet overflowed heavily, and there was some minor splashing in Sput D.

So today someone reports multiple eruptions and other activity in "Sputnik" Geyser right after this eruption. The problem is that in the past people, especially those who haven't reported much in previous years, have mis-reported Sput D/Delta as Sputnik, so the identification of the feature being reported today could be wrong again. From the descriptions, the activity is more likely to be Sput D. (That one of the eruptions is marked as a webcam entry doesn't help the reliability.)

The problem is that Sputnik is showing signs of potential activity. During eruptions of Sput D, I've seen the area of Sputnik steaming or behaving as a frying pan, and there is a depression forming where the Sputnik frying pan is. So these reports are only going to get more confusing.

The call for Beehive's indicator came almost immediately after this eruption, so it was time to walk over to Geyser Hill. The spray during the Grand eruption made the decision as to where to wait easy, as the wind was not shifting. Because the spray and landing zone was to the north, the Indicator was not being flooded. That meant that it was taller that usual, and lasted a bit longer (just under three minutes.) Beehive itself had a bit of a short duration.

In the evening Belgian Pool and Crystal Spring were both at their high level, with Belgian just a centimeter or so below the rim, while Crystal had overflowed enough to shut down Slurp. At Grand, only had to wait for two Turban eruption intervals before the One Burst Grand Eruption that started with a sustained boop just before Grand started. Sput D appears to not have recovered fully. It was having eruptions, but the interval was well over half an hour.