Planning your bucket-list Yellowstone trip?

We've got ya covered! Whether you want to DIY your Yellowstone vacation planning or get someone to help you with insider's advice, we've taken the guesswork out of planning your trip so you can focus on the good stuff.

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Skip the endless internet searches

Get insider's advice from local experts

Avoid the mistakes most visitors make

Get help planning your Yellowstone trip
Book a 1:1 travel planning session

What if you had a friend in Yellowstone you could ask for advice? You do! Schedule a one-on-one Yellowstone trip planning consultation with our expert local guide partners. They'll help you design the ultimate Yellowstone vacation tailored to your interests, group, and schedule. You'll get:

  • 45 minutes to talk with an expert local guide
  • Insider advice for how to plan your trip to fit your interests and group
  • Answers to your Yellowstone questions like where to stay, what not to miss, and how to keep the whole family engaged 
  • A follow up email with specific itinerary suggestions and links to activities and lodging
  • Access to the Yellowstone Resource Library with extensive trip planning guides and resources 

"Your service is exactly what I needed to take a lot of info that is out there and refine it into a great plan. Your planning session and resource library are the best assets I have found to assist in that effort." Millard, from Texas

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Yellowstone Resource Library for Yellowstone trip planning about us

Hey there! 

 We are Jenny Golding and George Bumann. We help people get the most out of their visit to Yellowstone, and learn how to connect more deeply to nature and wild animals.


Over the 20 years we’ve been sharing Yellowstone with visitors like you, we’ve seen folks make a lot of mistakes in their planning. Yellowstone is a big place, with so much to see and do. Most people are missing the boat! They drive up, hop out, snap a photo and keep going. They miss the nuance, the magic, the everything. It breaks our hearts, knowing there is a way to DO YELLOWSTONE BETTER.


That’s why we’ve teamed up with some of the best guides we knowShauna Baron and Carolyn Bulinto create this set of planning resources  designed to help you get the most out of your Yellowstone vacation, while leaving room for the serendipitous things that always happen in Yellowstone. 


We are sharing with you our secrets and insider tips for how to enjoy the park the way we would do it.

©George Bumann/Jenny Golding/A Yellowstone Life

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