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Your host reveals tips on how to save Money and Time during your Yellowstone vacation with over 60 years of personal experience in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and his family has been visiting the area since 1919. Learn about alternative airports you can fly into to save money on flights as well as money saving Lodging tips where you can stay for less than $100.00 per night right outside of Yellowstone Park saving you thousands of dollars on your Yellowstone vacation before you even arrive. Then hear how to save time inside the parks and listen to the podcasts which are set up section by section as you drive your car through the parks so you won't miss anything. Know where and when to see bears, wolves and other wildlife. Discover easy yet virtually unknown trails that lead to hidden back country pools, mud pots and waterfalls where you will have the entire place to yourselves. See Old Faithful from the best vantage point and also catch Grand Geyser which is the largest predictable geyser in the world and get sprayed with water that hit the ground as rain over 400 years ago from Beehive. Visit the Upper and Lower Falls and the gorgeous Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and see them from the best and most historic vantage points including the famous Moran bench. Take a mountain bike ride to hidden waterfalls and back country geysers and visit a petrified forest where you will see 50 million year old trees. I will even tell you how and when to visit the seldom seen Bechler region of the park which holds 70% of the parks waterfalls and where you can swim in hot pools and walk behind 200' tall waterfalls.You will also learn the best day hikes and biking opportunities in Grand Teton as well as the not to be missed stops along the way. I will also give you info on where to stay and dine in Jackson Hole and West Yellowstone so listen up if you want to explore Yellowstone like a local!

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Yellowstone Weekly: How does Old Faithful work???

January 20, 2026 • Teddy Garland • Season 6 • Episode 31

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Have you ever wondered just how Old Faithful works?? That is the question that Becky from Wisconsin sent to us at exploreyellowstonelikealocal@yahoo.com 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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