Janet Jones is an amateur naturalist living in Cody, Wyoming.
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With so much to explore, Yellowstone is so vast that one lifetime is not enough to “see it all.”
Yellowstone Communities (5 gateway and 1 in yellowstone)
Seasons (2 commercial seasons)
Thermal Features (a conservative estmiate)
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.
June 2017 Favorite Photos
While sifting through the photos taken in June, I realized I’m not making enough photos. I’m not pausing to find the photo – but rather just falling into more of a photographic rut. That rut takes the form of documentation photos of the thermal features. So, as a way...
Upper Geyser Basin Late June 2017
I recently spent three nights in the Old Faithful area and four delightful days spent taking notes on what I saw and visiting with friends. While I still need to go through more files, I’m starting to take more of the approach I do to scrapbooking and just find...
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 lined with brown microbes to...
SnowMoon Photography
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