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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.
Highly recommend! I came across Matt and Cheryl on YouTube in the early planning sessions for a moms and daughters senior trip out west before I knew the guides exited, and I’m so glad I did! I ended up buying individual guides for The Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce Canyon. The information in the guides was invaluable, and it helped us plan our trip and prioritize what hikes and excursions we thought worked best for our group for our first (but not last!) visit. We had an amazing, memory making trip! We did not use the audio guides while driving, but I’ve since been listening to them on the treadmill. I’d definitely recommend to anyone planning a trip to the national parks!
We have planned a hiking trip for our entire family and we wanted to be familiar with Zion Nat’l Park and Bryce Canyon Nat’l Park, as well as the surrounding area, in order to avoid spending precise time reading about the area once we are there. We bought the Zion and Bryce Canyon programs and both have been quite detail-oriented (which we love!) and therefore, informative! We’re now feeling confident about the trip excited to be leaving next week! Thank you so much, Cheryl and Matt!!
We ordered the Utah National Parks bundle after watching several of the YouTube videos. These have some really nice tips, they’re easy to print and highlight, and they do a nice thorough job. We are going to try e-bikes on our park visit based on their recommendation – they look like a lot of fun. If you don’t want to spend hours researching yourself, these are for you!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND these guides (and honestly watching Matt & Cheryl’s YouTube channel – which we’ve been watching pretty much non-stop for the last few weeks!
We bought the Ultimate Western Bundle a few weeks ago and already feel like we got our moneys worth. We are planning a trip to Glacier and Yellowstone this year, and because we have the other guides to hand, are now also planning a trip to Utah in 2027. The notes and tips in the guides are exceptional – and have really helped us in planning the trip (and saved us so much time) – we have been able to build in some additional activities, which we didn’t even know were options (making the trip extra special).
The guides are beautifully laid out and easy to follow… I’m a “note taker” so printed mine out and have had great fun working through them highlighting and making notes, while my husband prefers to do the research via a screen and is using it to look up and use links to details included – best of both worlds.
I am especially looking forward to the audio guides (and appreciate the notes on which ones fit where) and listening to these as the road trip progresses.
We bought the entire bundle, as I love that updates are always available, and it’s been super useful in researching where else we might go after this.
These guides are an investment!!
Because of Matt & Cheryl I found my love of National Parks. I bought their bundle for Glacier National Park and it made my trip much easier. Me, my daughter and my sister went last September and it was awesome because of the information that we got from the itinerary, maps, and the story telling on audio about the park! Their guides are worth every penny! If you’re planning on a trip, make sure you watch We Are The Rockies and purchase their guides! Thank you Matt & Cheryl