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NOTE: We post only a very small fraction of our viewer mail here that we feel is helpful in one way or another to our readers. Though we receive over a million hits a month and lots of email, we answer all mail that requires a response, so it may take us a few days or so to get back to you, but we will. Your patience and understanding means the world to us.  Thank you for your understanding.

 

To: VBKS 
April 4, 2004 -15:43:43 +0100
Grant Ritchie <with-held@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,

What has happened to your Super Volcano News, Web Cam, etc.,???

Grant Ritchie (Edinburgh. Scotland)


April 5, 2004 - 2:46 PM

Hi Grant,

  Thank you for your letter. I checked the webcam page and everything is fine.
http://www.virginiasbestkeptsecret.com/yellowstone_super_volcano_web_cam.html

  As for the Super Volcano news page, I checked and everything is fine as well.
http://www.virginiasbestkeptsecret.com/yellowstones_super_volcano.html

  Possibly Yahoo was down, of which powers our website and if you still can’t see it, then your country has censored our website, making it now impossible for you and millions of others to see it. If that’s the case, and you or anyone you know in your region cannot see it still, please let us know. We can forward reports via email to you and anyone else that would like us to do so, as new information becomes posted. We will NOT pass out your email address, nor do we send out ads. Only the information you request is sent.

  As for any new news on Yellowstone: News is slow forth coming lately and most likely there will be an update on the current state of Yellowstone's super volcano very soon. It's interesting how many letters we have received from all over the world about this matter. It's clear to us that many world wide are beginning to see that even though Yellowstone's super volcano is in our backyard here in the United States, this super volcano will bring sweeping cataclysmic changes world wide only days after the eruption begins, should and when it erupts. (Recent info that has come into our office suggests there is now a one hundred foot caldera that has now formed in Yellowstone Lake!) If this is indeed true, than no doubt that Mr. Scallion prediction for a possible eruption around September 16th, 2004 (might) be on target for a (potential date) for a global cataclysmic event. After all, “Yellowstone is now reaching even higher thermal zones” stated Mr. Scallion on February 25th, 2004.

  About all climatologist really do know for sure it that crops world wide would most likely fail for no less than one growing season, this is aside from sudden changes in rain fall and temperature changes world wide that would soon follow. Not to forget that much of the fresh water here in the United States would be contaminated from all of the volcanic ash that would reach all the way to the east coast. This first wave of volcanic ash will then travel all the way around the world in about ten days or so, and will only get worse with the passing of each day until Yellowstone’s super volcano stops spewing fine ash into the Earth's upper stratosphere. The effects will most likely be felt for some eight-teen months, possibly much longer. Here in the united states, the economy will collapse (effecting the world economy) and most likely (click) massive food shortages here in the United States  within four to six weeks (or so) will take place. You see, the majority of the Midwestern region of the United states is where most of our food is grown and most likely that region and more would be devastated for at least a couple of years, possibly longer. Food that the United States currently ships out to other countries who depend on us, would no longer be able to.

   Please feel free to send us any interesting information you might have on Yellowstone so we can look into it. If you should know of anyone who lives in the Yellowstone region, please ask them to write to us in sharing what they have learned or know first hand about the current state of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Thank you!


   Kindest regards,

   VBKS
   VirginiasBestKeptSecret
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Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:04:46 +0100

Subject: Re: Super Volcano

Thank you for your prompt response and the new information. On the
day I E-Mailed you, all the touristy parts of the website were ok, but no
super volcano info. It is back working ok now !!!!   I did wonder about
censorship and I am fully aware that this could happen.
 
        Thanks again         
 
              Grant Ritchie (Edinburgh)

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To: VBKS 
March 22, 2004

Hello,

I'm curious as to why you are monitoring the Yellowstone situation ... given you seem to be all about Smith Lake .... which I almost bought on, but instead settled at Lake Monticello.

(No name given)
 


Hello,

 

Thank you for your letter. The answer is quite simple...people are always looking for alternative places to live and as concerns about Yellowstone grow, Smith Mountain Lake makes for an attractive option... aside from the fact that getting the word out about the possible dangers at Yellowstone seems to be the right thing to do. 

 

Best regards,

 

VBKS

VirginiasBestKeptSecret.com

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January 10, 2004

Hello,
I check your website for anything on Yellowstone!!  I notice that in the last week or so there have been a lot of quakes in Wyoming!  5.0 or so!  What is new with Yellowstone!!????

That’s all I want to know for now!

Tanya R.

*Last name withheld to protect her privacy.

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January 12, 2004
Hi Tanya,

   Yes, we are aware of the rare earthquake that shook Wyoming real good last week. But rare, may not be the right word.

USGS

LOCATION DATE TIME MAGNITUDE
23 miles ENE of Jackson, Wyoming
JAN 7 2004
02:23:46 MST
4.0
24 miles ENE of Jackson, Wyoming
JAN 7 2004
01:44:21 MST
4.1
23 miles ENE of Jackson, Wyoming
JAN 7 2004
01:27:02 MST
3.7

20 miles ENE of Jackson, Wyoming

JAN 7 2004

00:51:37 MST

5.0

   Our research shows there was a 4.4 quake that struck Northern Lincoln County, Wyoming, around 10:11 pm Monday evening, on October 21st, 2003 near Alpine, at an approximate depth of 7kilometers. The U.S. Geological Survey located the epicenter approximately 20 miles south of Jackson and 8 miles east of Alpine in northern Lincoln County.

   There has been other earthquakes there as well in recent history. On February 8, 1983, a magnitude 4.4, earthquake occurred in Idaho, approximately 12 miles northwest of Alpine. On August 21, 1985, a magnitude 4.8, intensity occurred approximately 10 miles east of Alpine. And on September 6, 1985, a magnitude 4.6, earthquake occurred approximately 15 miles east by southeast of Alpine.

   However, we found records of a Wyoming quake for August 21, 2003, 2:00 local time, a 4.4. The epicenter was 30 miles southeast of Yellowstone Park in Montana. Note: The Federal Emergency Management Agency and US Geological Survey have classified Wyoming as having a very high seismic hazard.

   These recent earthquakes, centered outside of Yellowstone Park, could lead one to believe, that all these quakes in the region may be do to a direct, or indirect result in regards to cause and effect, from the recent unrest from Yellowstone’s Super volcano. After all, the ground where the super volcano in the park is located, has been rising upwards for quite some time now, and that of course, (could) elevate ground pressure, found miles underground in the region, possibly resulting in minor quakes.

   Since it’s not the position of this website to make conjectures, nor are we qualified too, we can only outline the basic arguments for  cause and effect. Until we hear something official, as to just what all this (might) mean in regards to Yellowstone’s super volcano, (if anything at all,) we will simply have to keep our eyes and ears open, along with an open mind. 

   If you really want to know if there is any genuine danger in Yellowstone, monitor the animals there and in the outlying area, as they will be the first to start leaving. In your local newspaper, there should be a lost and found section for pets, read this section every single day! Keep accurate, written records, of the exact numbers of animals that are in the lost and found section, each and every day. When the numbers of reported lost animals start to go up and up suddenly, this may very well be telling you, that a major quake or eruption is about to occur. Don't take my word for it, click here and
click here too!

Good luck on your move, and thank you for your letter.

Respectfully yours,

James R.
Founder


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12-12-2003:

I appreciate your observation on Yellowstone's growing threat.
However, do you know for sure the roads are being closed because of the heat? Could it also be because the roads have deteriorated or maybe to protect a rare habitat,... maybe because of overuse. Do you have any official reasons for closing the roads?
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Thanks.
-
Mike L.

 

*Last name withheld to protect his privacy.

12-13-2003

Hi Mike,

 
Thank you for your letter. As for the roads, they were closed for different reasons; some roads lead into closed areas while other roads became too soft for vehicles due to the unusually high heat underneath some roads in Yellowstone. As for protecting rare habitat, our update on Yellowstone will help you to see that the reasons for such concerns and closings are far removed from any of your suspicions.

Best Regards,

James R.
Founder

PS: Thanks Mike for the links you enclosed and are included below. Note: The links are not as current as our information; for conditions in Yellowstone are changing from week to week. Our update on Yellowstone is less than 3 days old from the date of this posting. As always, information on Yellowstone Park is subject to change in any given week.

July 22, 2003  http://www.nps.gov/yell/press/0362.htm (NPS HAS REMOVED THIS LINK!)

 

October 9, 2003 http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/norris_open.html

 

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12-10-2003

Hey guys!
 
I just found your website last night.  Thank you so much for posting the info about changes at Yellowstone.  Last month I saw a letter that had been posted on another website talking about Yellowstone and that was the first I had heard about the current activity.  Since then I have been trying to find out as much as I can and to keep up with what is going on.  It's not easy to find good info about it. Naturally the USGS website makes it sound like nothing much is going on. 
 
So far I have been able to confirm the huge bulge at the bottom of Yellowstone Lake and the closing of the Norris Basin area.  The letter also said that there have been dead fish turning up in the lake, the river and the streams-all over, that animals are migrating out of the park and that some people who go to the park are being driven out by the strong smell of sulphur.  I haven't been able to confirm any of this.
 
Thanks for posting the comments by Larry Parks.  That now makes two scientists expressing concern about Yellowstone, him and Dr. Bruce Cornet.
 
Please keep posting updates on this and I will keep checking with you.
 
Marla R.
Houston, TX

*Last name withheld to protect her privacy.


12-11-2003
Hi Marla!
 
Thanks for your email. We will do just that in keeping our information current as it becomes available on Yellowstone. We are anticipating possible updates before the year is out from Larry Parks and possibly eyewitnesses and will post anything new should and when it becomes available to us. As you know, actual mainstream news on Yellowstone is basically not available and most likely will not be until only weeks, days or possibly just hours before such a volcanic eruption (might) occur. Understand, it could be thousands of years from now before that happens, but signs at Yellowstone seem to be indicating otherwise.
 
Wishing you a kind and gentle week,
 
James R.
Founder

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Here is a great link that will give you some idea of just how serious this issue is in regards to Yellowstone's Super volcano.
Yellowstone Hotspot Dominates North America 
With 142 Massive Volcanic Eruptions
 

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIAL REPORT
Yellowstone Volcano: Is "the Beast" Building to a Violent Tantrum?  NOTE: This report reveals that way back in August of 2001, researchers were quite concerned even then!!

09-08-03, Yellowstone Super Volcano Update
By Dr. Bruce Cornet:
Geologist, Paleobotanist, and Palynologist
What you should be alert to is any report that mentions...

Yellowstone Super Volcano Rumbling
Cyclical Cataclysm Overdue

Steamboat geyser more active, basin floor steadily bulging upward, areas closed due to increased temperature of eruptions...

Exactly What Is A Super Volcano And Since I live
No Where Close To One, What Does It Mean For Me?
 

Yellowstone Super-Volcano Continues Threat...09/07/03
Mitch Battros, Mon Sep 8 02:40:20 2003 - 64.140.158.89
Just minutes ago, I received notice from Dr. Bruce Cornet - Geologist, Paleobotanist, and Palynologist, regarding the current activity of Yellowstone super-volcano. I will post right here the information he has just now conveyed...

 

                                                           

YELLOWSTONE SUPER VOLCANO
GETTING READY TO BLOW ITS CORK

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