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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Just saw it yesterday and got tons on the car. Only thing that removed it was rubbing alcohol. Worked great and didn't damage the paint or glass. Anyone know what exactly is sputting out???
Obvously no signs have yet to be posted warning the public about the damage that geysers at the park can do to cars. Depending on how much your car is coated it won't be so easy to get off, especially the windows. Very disappointing in the park. This is not rare. The wind must of been just right again in July like June for cars to get coated.
Most Yellowstone Geysers are basic in pH, so dilute vinegar usually works to clean cars-but the sooner the better.
The only thing to clean the windows is a glass polish. You have to be careful or you could scratch the paint and glass. The locals actually think its funny to see cars all coated an want to video or photograph my car. Im not laughting. The funny thing is we waste money on vinegar and it did crap. Again, it depends how much of geyser spray gets on your car. The sooner the better....Not the best advice for a tourist and the general local communities and those you ask at the park know nothing. Can't be so easy to clean when every part and detail of the car is covered. Driving like this is like white out conditions. This is no joke and the park doesn't want to take it serious. If it was so easy to get off my car wouldn't be a total loss based on my insurance.
My vehicle was coated pretty well after the June 4 eruption and water and vinegar took care of it easily and thoroughly.
It's inconvenient, but not destructive.
I just hope the people who allow themselves to become upset don't complain so loudly or take some kind of thoughtless action that the park service decides to close Norris to visitors when Steamboat erupts in the future.
That would be tragic.
Consider yourself lucky if windex, a car wash, soda, vinager, or a car wash removed the geyser coating. After speaking with auto in West Yellowstone and a detailer the geyser sprays CHEMICALS into the air. I was told my car would need to be BUFFED! Once it has landed on camera lenses, glasses, cars...so forth it can DAMAGE the paint to your car, remove the shiny wax, and be a challenge to remove. Without realizing it as you rub to remove the white coating you are actually scratching the car or glass without realizing it. Its small small scratches. This is not a matter of how beautiful a geyser is that is rare to go off. For some visitors if they were informed what can happen and the challenge to removing it from a car they maybe would of choose NOT to come into that area of the park. The direction of the wind plays a role. To actually be laughed at seems insulting. I would post photos if I could.
We have tried vinegar, clay bar, wd40, winder and none seem to work.
We did the diluted vinegar when we got home, and it worked. Thanks for the tips! It was amazing to see Steamboat go off!!