After 3 long years, the Yellowstone Drive Guide App is now available on the App Store for both Apple and Google phones. 

The YDG App is the most comprehensive app on the market with nearly 700 recordings and more to be added every season. 

And the YDG App is the only app that is written and narrated by Teddy Garland who is the author of the top rated guidebook for the parks as well as the host for the most downloaded podcasts for the parks, Explore Yellowstone Like a Local!

The YDG App is also the only app that covers all the great roads leading to the parks. It will start right when you get into your rental car at any of the airports surrounding the parks. 

If you would like to see the video version of this podcast, simply go to You Tube and look for Yellowstone Weekly and you will see Teddy make the actual recording as well as some great photos and videos of everything discussed in this podcast. 

We normally run our annual sale for only a week or two around the July 4th weekend but we have decided to run it all the way from now to the end of July!! 

You can now get the guidebook on sale for $19.99 AND FREE SHIPPING!!! 

And we have dropped the price of the Yellowstone Drive Guide App from $19.99 to $14.99 as well which is about 10 bucks cheaper than any other driving app out there. And the YDG App is the most comprehensive driving app available with over 550 recordings and covers areas that no other driving app covers. 

So get yours today!!

Due to a rash of recent bear attacks in Yellowstone and Glacier, we had a LOT of requests asking what YOUR odds are of getting attacked by a bear on your Yellowstone vacation. 

This short podcast is part of our Yellowstone Weekly Series which is designed to be watched on You Tube where you can see pics and videos of everything we talk about in this podcast version. But if you like podcasts, then you are set. 

In this podcast, we go over 3 recent bear attacks that occurred in the spring of 2026 and also discuss one that occurred in 2021 just outside the western boundary of Yellowstone Park less than a mile from my home. 

This short podcast is part of our Yellowstone Weekly Series and we recommend you go to You Tube and watch the video version because you will see pics and videos of everything we are talking about during this podcast. But for those of you that want to listen to the podcast version, here you go. 

In this podcast, we go over the rules of brining you pet to the parka and It comes as quite a shock to a LOT of park visitors that bring their pet with them that their dog is NOT allowed on any trail or boardwalk park wide in both parks. You are basically allowed to let your pet out of your car to relieve themselves and that is about it. And we discuss the reasons for this as well. 

However, we go over some hikes and river floats (see attached pic) located right outside the park boundaries where you CAN take your pet with you for the entire day. We also cover some great boarding places where you can drop your furry baby off early in the morning and then pick your pet up at the end of the day and you both had a great day. It's where we take our pet if we are going to be away from the car for an extended period of time or if we are doing an overnight hike. 

So for those of you that want to bring your furry family member with you to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, we have you and your pet covered!

Have you ever wondered just how Old Faithful works?? That is the question that Becky from Wisconsin sent to us at [email protected] and you too can send in any question you want in regards to the parks and we will answer them on our new podcast and You Tube series called Yellowstone Weekly as well as posting the podcasts on our top rated podcasts Explore Yellowstone Like a Local. 

In this short podcast, we discuss the plumbing that makes the world's most famous geyser erupt and how, when I was a kid, how it went off about every hour and why today, it only goes off about every 90 minutes. 

We will discuss what one key element in nature keeps all the geysers in one piece under all the tremendous pressures they are subject to during each eruption. And id you want to see some pics and videos of this podcast, just go to You Tube and check it out. 

Thanks, Teddy Garland 

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This podcast is part of our new shortened podcast and You Tube series called Yellowstone Weekly where we answer questions you guys send to us and we also discuss current events in the park that may affect your trip this summer. 

In this podcast, Dave from Florida asked us "which Visitors Center its the best one to visit??" And hands down, that is the VC at the Canyon Area. And for a little icing on the cake, we also discuss one of my other favorite stops in the park, the fabulous Map Room in the Mammoth Hotel which was designed by famed park architect Robert Reemer who also designed the Old Faithful Inn that many of you have probably already seen. 

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This podcast covers the section of the road from Tower Junction all the way through the NE entry gate to Silver Gate and Cooke City. You will pass through the glacially boulder strewn lower and then upper Lamar Valley's where the Wolves of Yellowstone hunt in packs and I also get you to the best spots to see a Grizzly Bear as well as thousands of Bison. 

We also hear one of the funniest stories that ever occurred in Yellowstone in the second or Upper Lamar Valley. And then see what used to be the ocean floor along Pebble Creek where you can see fossilized fish and sea shells that used to rest on the bottom of an ocean.

We also cover the spot where you an see some 1000' tall seasonal waterfalls as well as Trout Lake and Ice Box Canyon. As well as the number one rated scenic drive in America-The Bear Tooth Highway. 

Then finally, if you got shut out seeing a bear in the park... Never fear, I have the solution for you to still be a hero and win that father of the year prize and it's foolproof!!  

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This podcast covers the section of road south from Old Faithful down to West Thumb and then down to the South Gate and then we drive along the seldom seen but beautiful Flagg Ranch/Marysville/Grassy Lake Road.

You will hear a story about how not to hike in bear country then we stop at the only lake in the US that flows into both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.  We visit a great picture spot that where you can see just how big Yellowstone Park really is then talk about a not so great hike to Heart Lake that my dad used to drive to in the 1950's. And then possibly the best kayak adventure you will ever experience on Lewis and Shoshone Lakes and my futile effort at it once which really pissed me off. 

I also tell you about how you can swim and possibly cliff jump in the warm waters of Moose Falls with the water pouring all over you and its just a minute from your car. Then we take a short drive on the rarely used Marysville/Grassy Lake/Flagg Ranch Road to a great backcountry hike to Cascade Acres and the gorgeous Terraced Falls which is a hike totally suitable for kids but is rarely used as no one even knows it exists.  

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This podcast covers how you need to go through the West Entry Gate which is by far the busiest entry gate into Yellowstone Park and this gorgeous 14 mile section of road all the way to Madison Junction.  

We will pass through Christmas Tree Alley and then look for Bald Eagles on the banks of the Madison River on our way to the 7 mile bridge and a couple of interesting stories about this area. 

I will also give you the history of how the idea of the worlds first national park came to be when 3 Brothers bravely entered Yellowstone in the 1850's and show you the three iconic peaks named after them that thousands of people see everyday but don't even know are there. 

And tell you what animals you will see and more importantly, when you can see them, in the two meadows along this section of road and also how to not get stuck behind them as you drive down the road. 

Plus one story about possibly the coolest thing I have ever seen in the park in 60 years. 

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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 visit before you die.  
And just in case you got shut out seeing a bear in the park and your daughter is distraught and inconsolable, I tell you where you can still be a hero and see Grizzly Bears, Wolves and even some Otters and even an IMAX for a little icing on the cake and then drop them off for a little zip lining while you go have a much deserved beer. 
All this and you are only a block away from the entrance to Yellowstone Park and I of course regale you with some more fun stories of my adventures in and around West Yellowstone including a great story about an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser and old Snaggletooth, the most famous Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone and where you can still see him. 
I even include " tent clamping" at spots right outside the park and where you can park your RV or Motorhome and finish everything off with our new Winter Chapter for those of you that might want to visit Yellowstone in the winter. 

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