Steamboat Geyser erupt Monday morning in Yellowstone National Park, marking the eighth eruption this year/Art Haeussler
The suddenly vigorous Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park erupted once again, on Monday morning, and one visitor was able to capture the steaming display on video.
The geyser, which has tossed the world's highest spray of hot water 300-400 feet in the air, put on a show just after 9 a.m. local time.
"Looks like @YellowstoneNPS #Steamboat #Geyser is holding true to its ~ 6-8 day repetition cycle - a geyser eruption occurred at about 9:05 a.m. MDT today," the U.S. Geological Survey said in a tweet. "How long do you think this will keep up?"
Art Haeussler captured the eruption and posted it on YouTube:
Like all living entities, Yellowstone's geysers and mudpots and hot springs and fumaroles ebb and flow, and fume and spit, gush and shower, and rise and fall. Such changes in patterns at times are suggestive of ... nothing.
And that seems to be the case with Steamboat, the world's largest active geyser. While Steamboat, located in the park's Norris Geyser Basin, has now erupted eight times this year, a relative gangbuster of activity for a geyser that can go years without erupting, the activity very possibly is indicative of nothing special, according to those who monitor the Yellowstone volcano.
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I tried lots of things to get the geyser residue off including vinager, wax and grease remover, distilled water. What worked for me was Meguiars cleaner wax. Lots of rubbing though.
really long lasting erruption today, Aug 22, 2018. Very cool, very impressive. I am quite concerned about the damage to the van finish and glass. It's quite difficult to see out the windshield and side windows. It just happened a few hours ago and I found this site when trying to see if others figured out a solution. I'll be trying the suggestions that are available to me while a long way from home and hope for the best.
Vinegar and water mix worked great for me. But I did it within a few hours so it had not had a chance to bake on.
Our car got sprayed while we watched Steamboat erupt on August 22nd. We went to one of the campgrounds and used the water hose at the dump station to rinse our car off. We went over the car with a wet cloth (bought at the general store) while the water was running. It got the worst off but still there were chalk like imprints on the paint and windows. We used a wet cloth and Comet cleanser (bought at the general store) to get the glass windows only cleaned. It worked. We then took it to a drive thru car wash in Idaho Falls today and got the best wash offered. The car wash helped. The imprints still showed a little on the black paint when the sun hit it but the car rental place did not notice it. If we had been able to get internet service in the park and had read that vinegar and alcohol worked, we would have tried that. The sad thing is that our last afternoon in the park was spent trying to clean up our rental car. It was very upsetting. I wish we had parked on the road instead of the parking lot. I think that people should be warned to park far away when Steamboat is erupting. Does anyone know what chemicals besides water are in the geyser spray that makes it so hard to remove?
I would enjoy EVERYONE to contact the park. Clearly everytime Steamboat goes off it blows chemical and coats cars near by. The more complaints hopefully the park will see a reason to put up signs. The longer the chemical remains on the car it damages the car. It is a challenge to remove.
Be careful what you wish for. You could wind up convincing the NPS to simply block the Norris parking lot completely to keep everyone "safe." And after the eruption on June 4, a park safety officer was there responding to concerns about rocks from the geyser landing on the boardwalks.
It's not hard to fear that someday we won't be able to experience the awesome power of a Steamboat major eruption up close and personal.
That would be a tragedy.
Not block; but POST signs. Letting people know what the chemicals can do. They totaled my car. The chemical EATS at the paint and will cause it to rust. Beautiful or not there should be signs warning the public just like buffalo and bear warnings. The damage to my personal property was a tragedy at a large person expense. This clearly is no small issue and a sign allows the public to realize what can happen do cars. Honestly the pure enjoyment from the park is not like what it was 20 some years ago and not something I would run back to anytime soon as a tourest. Now days the locals, the people who live near by, the data alerts annouce to the public when a bear is near, a geyser goes off or is expected to, and nothing amazing comes from it. A true experience is sometimes just being in the right place at the right time.
Hey Lee, you took a video of a young boy explaining steamboat geyser on June 3 2018. I was wondering if you still have that video as that was my Grandson. His name is Liam. Thanks.