In this podcasts, we cover the elimination of what was a REALLY unpopular BMA (Bear Management Area) and the opening of a new one in Hayden Valley and how this should make those early park visitors trip better to Yellowstone.  We then go over the dates you can start flying into the seasonal airport of West Yellowstone and on what airlines and how to save money on your flights.  We then go over some fun drawings for great prizes for everyone who buys a guidebook as well as discussing how James Bond 007 got arrested over the winter in Yellowstone.  ..read more

In this podcast, we discuss the launch of our new You Tube videos that you guys can watch to determine if you want to purchase a guidebook for your families Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park vacation.  We go over 7 new videos for you guys including the following.  1. introduction to Explore Yellowstone Like a Local.  2. Getting to the Old Faithful Geyser Basin where you will hear Elk Bugle and see tons of great videos all along the roads you will be driving on including some great videos of geysers erupting.  3. The North Loop of Yellowstone where you will find Bea ..read more

This podcast covers 19 great  places that you can swim, get in a hot pot, get under a huge waterfall and swim in Yellowstone Park and you can visit these spots whenever the park is open. I get you to the some of the most fantastic swimming and hot potting spots that can't be found anywhere else on earth.  We cover the stupidly popular Firehole swimming area near Madison Junction which USED to be a great local place to swim but is now simply overrun with hundreds of people every day all day long but has been closed for the last few years and why it might stay closed from here on out ..read more

This podcast covers all the fun things you can do just outside of Grand Teton and Yellowstone parks. There is a reason that hardly any of the locals from West, Jackson or Big Sky ever go into the parks and the reason for that is that there is a TON of really fun and exiting things to do right outside the parks boundaries that are NOT allowed inside the parks.  We cover how West Yellowstone is the Fly Fishing capital of the world and why movie stars, sports stars, planes full of Russians and now you flock to West Yellowstone to go fly fishing and you might catch up to 75 trout on your fir ..read more

This podcast covers hiking in both Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. I first cover hiking in Grand Teton and get you right up into the craggy spires of the Tetons where the peaks are shooting up all around. We then cover Teton hikes that are totally suitable for small kids with fantastic views of the Tetons and also tell you the hikes you should  avoid.  Then we cover the best of the best day hikes in Yellowstone where you can get off the beaten path and away from all the crowds and explore some of the best hot pools and geysers in the Yellowstone backcountry where you wil ..read more

This podcast explores the action packed 16 mile section of road between Madison Junction down to Old Faithful and we catch all the rest of the geyser basins on our way to the Old faithful area.  We cross the Gibbon River on our way to the beautiful Firehole  Canyon Drive where we will see the gorgeous Firehole Falls, the Firehole Swimming Area as well as other fun stuff on this beautiful side road.  We then hit the Firehole Flat Drive and see the oldest grave of a woman in the park and hear a near death story of how another woman nearly lost her life in the same area as well a ..read more

This podcast covers the section of road between Norris Geyser Basin and the Canyon Village Area which is home to the most awe inspiring thing in the park, the Lower Falls which sits in the namesake canyon for Yellowstone Park-The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.  There is not much to see along this short section of road but we do see the gorgeous Virginia Cascades along the way and a great story about 2 kids from Italy walking behind a monster Grizzly Bear like it was a pet on a leash.  When we get to the Canyon Area, I'll tell you the exact order you need to see everything to stay ..read more

This podcast covers the section of road from the South Gate of Yellowstone Park all the way down to Jackson Hole. We will drive down the far side of the Yellowstone Volcano then have breakfast with a great view of the Tetons.  We then get to the spot to take a picture from the most photographed view of the Tetons. Then we visit Jenny Lake and I tell you how to get right down into the waters of this gorgeous lake without any people around then we ride the ferry boat to Inspiration Point.  Then we will hike right into the teeth of the Grand Tetons and hear a great story about Lake So ..read more

This podcast covers the 14 mile section of road from Madison Junction to Norris Geyser Basin which is home to Steamboat Geyser which USED to be the largest geyser on the planet.  Along the way I will tell you about a rather interesting car wreck as well as 3 great hikes. The first is right to the base of Gibbon Falls where the trail actually goes into the river in spots and where you can have the warm waters of Gibbon Falls cascading down all over you as well as a great swimming & fishing spot right at the base of the falls.  I then describe to you the Gibbon Meadow backcountry ..read more

This podcast covers the little town of West Yellowstone. We go over nice places to stay and where to find a cozy lakefront or riverside cabin to use as your home away from home as you visit Yellowstone Park.  We cover some really great in town dining options including an award winning pizza and where you can take your picture in front of a huge Bison just before dinner as well as some really great places to eat a short drive away including the really fun Happy Hour Bar where you might get "honked", the beautiful Elk Lake Camp and a place where you can dine in one of the 1000 places to vi ..read more