Watching Ledge Spring Erupt Ledge Spring is one of the thermal features at West Thumb that has benefited from the energy increase that started last August with the appearance of “Waterfall Geyser.” In just a few days, this spring when from lower water and a crater...
Updates from West Thumb early June 2017 The thermal energy continues to slowly increase at West Thumb Geyser Basin. This dynamic geyser basin is used to energy shifts, but this one is pretty good and will be fun to watch what happens over the summer. At best, I’m...
Fountain Paint Pots area update early June 2017 More changes happening in Yellowstone – which really isn’t news, but change is always fun to watch. This time it’s in the Lower Geyser Basin in the Fountain Paint Pots area. A new vent has opened up near Clepsydra Geyser...
Spasmodic Geyser Observations 23 April 2017 It’s sometimes easiest to understand field notes by simply seeing how someone else keeps theirs. And since the Sawmill Group is acting differently this spring, I want to get my field notes out where others can see them for...
Sawmill Geyser is taking a break As the summer 2017 season in Yellowstone starts to bring in more reports, there are some changes happening in the Sawmill Group. This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you follow a link and make a purchase, I receive a...
Updates from West Thumb – Early May 2017 Last week I took a survey flight over Yellowstone mainly to check on the thermal features at West Thumb as well as gather photos for my next book. In particular, I wanted to see if the geyser that started to erupt last...
