JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Traveling with kids can be challenging and expensive. Parents can quickly become overwhelmed and over budget trying to organize a visit to, say, one of our national parks for instance.
What if there was a better (and cheaper) way to plan a trip to Yellowstone without breaking the bank or getting buried in a blizzard of motel brochures?
Kids busy, parents happy
BJ and Lisa Hansen learned from experience how to navigate national parks like Yellowstone and Glacier. A family passion for being outdoors with a toddler led the Hansens to make many discoveries on their own about where to go, what to see and do, and how to get the best deal.
So much was learned they want to share it with the world in order to help ensure kids get outdoors.
Last winter, the Hansens left their stable ‘day jobs’ because they had an itch to do something more meaningful. In just a few short months, Get Outside (GO) Pass was born.
In a nutshell, travelers may purchase a destination-specific pass for a profoundly reasonable price in order to get access to dozens of deep discounts for top attractions in the region. All collected in one place. All at drastically reduced rates ranging from 10, 15, 25% savings and more!
Horseback riding and rafting trips, tickets to the rodeo or museum, and the best places to chow down on grub at a ‘local’s discount.’ It’s all in the GO Pass.
The GO Yellowstone Pass and the GO Glacier Pass are available online now with more parks coming in the future (watch for GO Zion in 2019).
Beyond the business model
The reason the Hansens started Get Outside Pass was to share their love for the outdoors with kids that might not have the means or opportunity to experience the great outdoors on their own. In today’s screen-dependent world, kids crave and need outdoor activities more than ever.
To that end, Get Outside Pass dedicates 100% of their profits to organizations and programs that get kids outdoors. Programs like the locally-based City Kids, Colorado-based Big City Mountaineers, and the National Park Foundation. Groups like these organize wilderness-based experiences for inner city youth groups around the country.
“Did you know that there are kids that live just two hours from Yellowstone who have never been to the park?” BJ Hansen notes.
Financial limitations should not be a barrier to entry to the outdoors for our nation’s youth. And access to the outdoors is beneficial in so many ways.
Studies have shown that spending time outdoors physically changes the brain for the better and, of course, we’ve all heard of the importance of “more green time and less screen time.” In a culture that is so addicted to devices, phones, and a constant stream of information and entertainment, the Hansens are using the Get Outside Pass to support a movement of mindfulness and unplugging.
You don’t have to be a tourist to take part in the Get Outside Pass. Many of the discounts are great for locals, especially useful when friends and family are visiting from out of town.
For a limited time, Buckrail readers can get the GO Yellowstone Pass for free! The pass is good for up to five people. Visit the Get Outside Pass website and use code GOBUCK ( In all caps ).
