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.

Get to know Beehive Geyser

Get to know Beehive Geyser

It’s time to get to know another geyser. In this post, I’ll share information on Beehive Geyser, one that brings a smile to many faces. WHERE IT’S LOCATED Beehive Geyser is located along the lower boardwalk path on Geyser Hill, not far from Old Faithful. The cone...

Get to know Grand Geyser

Get to know Grand Geyser

Do you have what it takes to see the tallest predicted geyser in the world? Not everyone does, but this article will let you know what to look for while waiting for Grand Geyser. ABOUT GRAND GEYSER Grand Geyser is the tallest predicted geyser in the world with many...

Get to know Old Faithful Geyser

Get to know Old Faithful Geyser

HAPPY NEW YEAR! People that know me understand that I’m happiest with many projects on my plate. At times that helps this site, and at other times causes me to have continual pauses in posts. One of my goals for 2019 is to post more consistently to the blog and adding...

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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