Janet Jones is an amateur naturalist living in Cody, Wyoming.
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Yellowstone Communities (5 gateway and 1 in yellowstone)
Seasons (2 commercial seasons)
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Recent Articles
I write about front country geysers and hot springs, share my photography and observe the changing seasons. I also share some travel tips for Yellowstone from a local’s viewpoint.
Observations of Marmot Cave Geyser | Aug 2018
On days in Yellowstone, I often will pick a thermal feature to sit by and observe for a short time. It helps to have a question to answer, and when I learned that Marmot Cave Geyser was seen in eruption on 7 Aug 2018, I wondered what the cycles seemed to be and to...
What is a naturalist?
Simply put, a naturalist is someone who studies nature. If you have a bird feeder that you watch and fill with seed, then you’re a naturalist. If you fish and pay attention to the hatches while fishing, then you’re a naturalist. If you have a garden you tend – paying...
New thermal feature Near Old Faithful
I hesitated in publishing this post simply because of all the drama that often surrounds any change seen in Yellowstone. Now that people better understand that Yellowstone actually is a volcano, the news of a new thermal feature of increased activity often brings on...
SnowMoon Photography
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