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It helped us get the most out of what will be for us a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
My husband and I bought Matt and Cheryl's itinerary—the Schoss Guide—for our recent trip to Yellowstone, and it would have been worthwhile at twice the price. Without it, we wouldn't have been able to plan our trip nearly as effectively as we did. The itinerary let us know what we could reasonably see in the four days we had in the park and helped us organize our time efficiently. Because of the Schoss Guide, we got to see Old Faithful go off twice!
We followed their four-day schedule (with maps), which was made up of "Geyser-Gazing Day," "The Heart of Yellowstone Day," "Welcome to Wonderland Day," and "American Serengeti Day." Each day is divided into a series of sightseeing stops, the choices you'll have to make about what to see that day, and makes suggestions about how to use your time most efficiently.
They tell you how far away each stop is, how much time it'll probably take, what you need to get to early to find parking, and other such helpful information. But the "Schoss Schlep" (as we came to call it) is not a rigid schedule; it's flexible enough that you can adapt it to fit your own interests.
One of the things I'm most grateful for is that the itinerary warned us against staying the whole time in West Yellowstone, which is exactly what we'd planned to do. Matt and Cheryl said that would make it difficult to drive through Lamar Valley and back in a day. They were right. Spending a couple of nights in Gardiner made our day trip to Lamar Valley much more doable. And I'm so glad we didn't miss out on that because we saw grizzlies and cubs, wolves and pups, coyotes, elk, and a black bear that practically came up to the road. It was a glorious day.
The itinerary also tells you what to listen to on Matt's audio guide as you visit each section of the park. The audio guide is both informative and entertaining. Some of his talks we listened to twice. My husband is a history professor and when we listened to Matt's first talk, he commented, "Yes, this guy is a good lecturer." Which from him is the ultimate compliment!
The audio guide contains stories about the history of Yellowstone—including the earthquake of 1959—and information about geysers, the re-introduction of wolves into the park, saving the bison, and why it's a bad idea to feed the bears.
I should point out that neither Matt nor Cheryl asked me to write this testimonial. I offered to write it off my own bat when we returned home because their itinerary was such a great help to us. I'm one of those people who always buys three guidebooks for every trip and I'd easily have traded any two of them for the Schoss itinerary. Do yourself a favor. Make the most of your time. Get the Schoss Guide. And have a great trip.
Miriam C. D.
Montgomery, AL
My husband and I bought Matt and Cheryl’s itinerary—the Schoss Guide—for our recent trip to Yellowstone, and it would have been worthwhile at twice the price. Without it, we wouldn’t have been able to plan our trip nearly as effectively as we did. The itinerary let us know what we could reasonably see in the four days we had in the park and helped us organize our time efficiently. Because of the Schoss Guide, we got to see Old Faithful go off twice!
We followed their four-day schedule (with maps), which was made up of “Geyser-Gazing Day,” “The Heart of Yellowstone Day,” “Welcome to Wonderland Day,” and “American Serengeti Day.” Each day is divided into a series of sightseeing stops, the choices you’ll have to make about what to see that day, and makes suggestions about how to use your time most efficiently. They tell you how far away each stop is, how much time it’ll probably take, what you need to get to early to find parking, and other such helpful information. But the “Schoss Schlep” (as we came to call it) is not a rigid schedule; it’s flexible enough that you can adapt it to fit your own interests.
One of the things I’m most grateful for is that the itinerary warned us against staying the whole time in West Yellowstone, which is exactly what we’d planned to do. Matt and Cheryl said that would make it difficult to drive through Lamar Valley and back in a day. They were right. Spending a couple of nights in Gardiner made our day trip to Lamar Valley much more doable. And I’m so glad we didn’t miss out on that because we saw grizzlies and cubs, wolves and pups, coyotes, elk, and a black bear that practically came up to the road. It was a glorious day.
The itinerary also tells you what to listen to on Matt’s audio guide as you visit each section of the park. The audio guide is both informative and entertaining. Some of his talks we listened to twice. My husband is a history professor and when we listened to Matt’s first talk, he commented, “Yes, this guy is a good lecturer.” Which from him is the ultimate compliment! The audio guide contains stories about the history of Yellowstone—including the earthquake of 1959—and information about geysers, the re-introduction of wolves into the park, saving the bison, and why it’s a bad idea to feed the bears.
I should point out that neither Matt nor Cheryl asked me to write this testimonial. I offered to write it off my own bat when we returned home because their itinerary was such a great help to us. I’m one of those people who always buys three guidebooks for every trip and I’d easily have traded any two of them for the Schoss itinerary. It helped us get the most out of what will be for us a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Do yourself a favor. Make the most of your time. Get the Schoss Guide. And have a great trip.
Matt and Cheryl are trusted authorities in the great outdoors of the West travel space. They’re not only incredibly knowledgeable and experienced, but they also have outstanding character and genuinely want every family to have the best trip possible. That commitment is evident in the lifetime updates they provide for their guides and the way they quietly add new guides to the bundle at no additional cost as a “thank you” for being a customer.
The guides are well organized, easy to read, and simple to follow. They make it easy to map out an entire itinerary while still giving you the flexibility to tailor each day to your family’s interests and pace.
One of the true gems of the guides is Matt’s audio companion. Rather than just telling you where to go, the recordings bring each destination to life with stories, history, and context, making the drive itself part of the adventure. My 9-year-old daughter loved them so much that when we reached the last audio, she was genuinely disappointed because it meant we didn’t have any more to listen to. That’s about the highest praise a travel guide can receive!
I, like many others with reviews, benefited greatly from your guides. In terms of enjoyment, I particularly enjoyed the audios.
We have not traveled yet, only 2 months to go! The guide has helped pick areas to see as well as area for us to avoid. We do have to weed out some of the hiking suggestions as I do have some disabilities which limit my ability to walk long distances. I did ask questions about this and they got back to me quickly with suggestions on how to adjust the trip. They put alot of work into this guide! I would buy other guides as we need them in the future! Thanks for the great info! Well worth it!
My family and I just returned from an epic trip to Yellowstone. Matt and Cheryl’s YouTube series were instrumental in us purchasing the Schoss Yellowstone Guide. It was so helpful in having our trip planned and helped us to see the most we could in 4 days.
We are from Florida and did not know what to expect. The Guide was very user-friendly with suggestions, tips and enough options listed that everyone in the family had a great time. The audio essays that came with the written guide would have been worth the price alone. We found them entertaining and really helped us get to know and enjoy the park.
Another added bonus to purchasing the guide was the ongoing email tips that arrived after our purchase. There was helpful information added that I would not have considered. Matt and Cheryl mentioned in the email that they would answer any emailed questions, so in my early planning I emailed something I wanted to know more about. Within 24 hours, I received a response that was very helpful. I was impressed that they encouraged questions ad then personally responded with a direct answer and not a canned response.
I have friends that are planning a trip out west and I am encouraging them to visit this site and enlisting the guidance of the Schoss Guides.