Janet Jones is an amateur naturalist living in Cody, Wyoming.

Be Outside • Take Notes

Welcome! Yellowstone Naturalist is an online field journal of life in the greater Yellowstone area. Here you’ll find travel tips and advice from a local on exploring and learning about Yellowstone.

Hi there – I’m Janet Jones, a writer/photographer. One of the places I know best is Yellowstone, having grown up coming to visit family in the Cody area. Now I call it home. I’ve guided tours in Yellowstone for a local tour company. I visit the park regularly, and want to help you learn about all this area has to offer.

 

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From the changes in the seasons to the changes in the thermal features, plus travel tips to make your trip to Yellowstone easier!

Yellowstone Travel
Yellowstone 101

Get to know the Geysers
GeyserWatch

Documenting Wonder
Field Journaling

The Greater Yellowstone Area

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.

Small Changes in the Chinese Spring Area

Small Changes in the Chinese Spring Area

We’re almost here to opening weekend for the East Gate – though it will be another week until West Thumb Geyser Basin is accessible. Patience. I keep telling myself just to be patient. Before my fall last week, I had intended to put up a reasonably cohesive post about...

Get to know Aurum Geyser

Get to know Aurum Geyser

This post takes a closer look at Aurum Geyser, one that’s a favorite of many that can take a bit of determination, dedication and a healthy dose of patience to witness up close. WHERE IT’S LOCATED Aurum Geyser is located on the upper side of Geyser Hill, a short walk...

Get to know Giant Geyser

Get to know Giant Geyser

Giant Geyser is the largest geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin and second largest in the world, only being beaten out by Steamboat Geyser over at Norris Geyser Basin. Since I’ve written about Giant Geyser before, in this article, I’ll drill down to just the bare basics...

SnowMoon Photography

Janet's Books

I’ve written two editions of a guide book to West Thumb Geyser Basin. Another book is in the works that’s more general about the thermal features in Yellowstone slated for publication in late 2020/early 2021.

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